{
  "id": 9236825,
  "title": "2 homes damaged, 6 residents displaced after porch fire in Scarborough spreads",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/2-homes-damaged-6-residents-displaced-after-porch-fire-in-scarborough",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T01:18:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/22/2-homes-damaged-6-residents-displaced-after-porch-fire-in-scarborough-spreads/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Toronto Fire responded to a porch fire in Scarborough on Tuesday evening, damaging two homes and displacing six residents. The blaze, believed to have started on the rear porch of one home, quickly spread to a second home, leaving both residences uninhabitable. Toronto Fire Acting Platoon Chief Steve Primeau reported that both homes had working smoke detectors and the homeowners noticed the fire immediately. No injuries were reported as everyone managed to evacuate safely. The Toronto Fire investigative team is set to arrive at the scene in the morning to investigate the cause of the fire.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}