"Emergency responders say they rescued one person from the 12th floor of an apartment building in North York Tuesday afternoon, but the person was later pronounced dead at the scene. (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press) One person is dead following a fire at a North York apartment building Tuesday afternoon, emergency responders say. Crews responded to the two-alarm fire on Needle Firway, near Jane Street and Finch Avenue W., just after noon, Toronto police said in a post on X, formerly Twitter."
"One person was rescued from the 12th floor, but was later pronounced dead at the scene, Toronto Fire said in a separate social media post. The fire is now under control, Toronto Fire says, and roads in the area have reopened after a temporary closure. An investigation into the cause and circumstances of the fire is underway, Toronto Fire says."
A two-alarm fire broke out at an apartment building on Needle Firway near Jane Street and Finch Avenue W. in North York just after noon Tuesday. Crews from Toronto Fire and Toronto police responded to the scene. Emergency responders rescued one person from the building's 12th floor, but that individual was later pronounced dead at the scene. Toronto Fire reported that the blaze is now under control and that nearby roads have reopened following a temporary closure. An investigation into the cause and circumstances of the fire is currently underway.
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