"Emergency responders received calls of a fire near Beare Road and Finch Avenue E. around 9:13 a.m., Toronto Fire told CBC News. They said CN Rail has been notified as train tracks are nearby. Tankers from Markham and Pickering were sent to the scene due to a lack of fire hydrants for water supply in the area."
"Toronto's largest water tanker, known as Tower 1, has been deployed to the fire, according to the city's website of active fires. A city news release in 2022 called Tower 1 North America's tallest firefighting apparatus."
Emergency responders arrived at a barn fire in Scarborough around 9:13 a.m. after receiving multiple calls. The fire location near train tracks prompted CN Rail notification. Due to insufficient fire hydrants in the area, water tankers were dispatched from Markham and Pickering to supply water for firefighting efforts. Toronto's largest water tanker, Tower 1, was deployed to assist. Paramedics confirmed no patients or injuries at the scene. Fire crews remained on-site to fully extinguish the fire.
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