"He said insulation was slowly burning in the walls and between the two buildings, which has led to smoke and high levels of carbon monoxide. This is going to be a prolonged event every time we thought we had it under control, it came back up, said Jessop, adding residents of both buildings have been evacuated. This is certainly probably the most challenging fire to extinguish that Toronto has seen in years."
"Fire crews have had to take a meticulous and methodical approach to the fire, said Jessop, by making calculated cuts into the walls to apply foam and water, and avoid hydro and power lines. The situation has been made more difficult due to the challenge of avoiding damage to hydro and power lines, he said, as well as the challenge of locating the seat of the fire."
"Crews are still on scene, with over 77 firetrucks rotating shifts overnight, after a fire was discovered Thursday afternoon at 11 Thorncliffe Park Dr. and 21 Overlea Blvd., said Jessop at a news conference Friday morning. He said insulation was slowly burning in the walls and between the two buildings, which has led to smoke and high levels of carbon monoxide."
An active fire affected two connected Toronto apartment buildings at 11 Thorncliffe Park Dr. and 21 Overlea Blvd., with over 77 firetrucks rotating shifts overnight. Insulation burned slowly in walls and between the buildings, producing heavy smoke and high carbon monoxide levels. Residents of both buildings were evacuated. Firefighting crews faced a complex, prolonged event that repeatedly rekindled and required meticulous, methodical tactics, including calculated cuts into walls to apply foam and water while avoiding hydro and power lines. The extinguishing timeline remained uncertain, potentially hours to several days, with a 24-hour reentry restriction after full extinguishment. An investigation will follow.
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