The fire is located at the back of the James Connolly pub on the quay close to Rosie Hackett Bridge. Two people were brought to hospital, their condition is currently unknown.
"You know, if you're not going to pay us enough... to afford to live, at least pay us enough not to do this," the man says while lighting a roll of toilet paper on fire.
Dozens of firefighters are working to extinguish a three-alarm fire at a waste disposal plant in Etobicoke Wednesday morning. Crews responded to the industrial fire at Shorncliffe and Bramshott roads around 5 a.m.
The fire burned portions of the Camron-Stanford House, a three-story Victorian on the southern end of the lake. Firefighters were able to save the home, but preservationists have questions about how the fire started.
A 911 caller first reported the fire, on the 2300 block of Ninth Street, shortly before 3 a.m. Firefighters had the fire under control at 3:36 a.m., about 45 minutes after the first call.
The fire brought more than 230 firefighters and EMS personnel to the scene, with a total of 231 firefighters and EMS personnel responding to the emergency.
Fire Chief David Cunliffe reported that firefighters encountered heavy smoke and flames coming from a fourth-floor apartment, where they found two individuals inside. The woman was removed and stabilized, while the man died from his injuries.
"It's very important to understand that we have confirmed there is one person in the residence. It is certainly possible that there are more. Unlikely at this point, with the information that we have, but we have seen this happen," said Const. Tyler Bell-Morena.
TorontoNew The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Service shuttered between Woodbine and Broadview stations around 6:30 a.m. due to a fire, said the TTC on social media. (CBC) A fire has temporarily shut down service between several stations on Line 2 during rush hour Tuesday morning, said the TTC.
SAN BRUNO - A shooting and fire are under investigation in San Bruno, police said. The incident was reported just after 3:30 p.m. Friday at a two-story home in the 100 block of Keefe Court, a cul-de-sac located off Rosewood Drive, according to the San Bruno Police Department. Additional details about the incident were not immediately available. In an update around 5:15 p.m., police said the scene was still active and asked the public to avoid the area. Check back for updates.
A fire broke out in a pier building on Pier 28 Tuesday morning, the second here in just over a year, leading to a subsequent traffic snarl in the area of Embarcadero and Bryant streets. The one-alarm fire on Pier 28, which produced smoke that billowed over the Bay, was reported by multiple 911 callers just before 10:30 am, according to the San Francisco Fire Department.
A 38-year-old man, Evan Perez Villanueva, has been arrested in connection with the fatal January 15th shooting at 16th and San Bruno, in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood. Villanueva was found on the 200 block of San Bruno Avenue, and a search of his car turned up a shotgun, the SFPD says. [KRON4] A large home went up in flames around 5 am this morning in Angwin, in Napa County, and appears to have burned to the ground. The fire was initially reported as a debris fire, before becoming a structure fire. [Chronicle]
The fire started at 1:25 p.m. on the third floor of the four-story building on 48th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. The fire was under control at 2:15 p.m. Two civilians were evaluated on scene but refused to go to the hospital.