Girl, 6, suffers serious burn injuries after clothing caught fire at Teesdale Place apartment
Landlords of apartment buildings have been mandated by city council to follow Toronto Public Health’s safety guidelines in order to stop the spread of COVID-19.
A six-year-old girl suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries after her clothing caught fire while she was in an apartment in southwest Scarborough on Saturday afternoon.
Emergency crews were called to an apartment at 30 Teesdale Pl., in the Pharmacy and Danforth avenues area, at approximately 12:10 p.m. on Dec. 15.
Once there, a six-year-old girl was found with burns to her body and clothing. She was taken to hospital suffering burns to 18 per cent of her body. Her injuries are not life threatening but they are serious.
Police were also called to investigate, and it has been determined that the incident was accidental. Details on how the girl’s clothing caught fire were not released.
