Firefighters enter the semi-detached home on Kenilworth as they battle a blaze that seriously injured a man in his 50s on the afternoon of Saturday, March 22. Photos and video by Cole Hession.

By COLE HESSION

A three-alarm house fire in the Beach left one man injured and several homes damaged on Saturday, March 22.

At 4:08 p.m. Toronto Fire Services started receiving calls about a fire in a semi-detached home on the west side of Kenilworth Avenue just north of Kew Beach Avenue. By 4:22 p.m., fire trucks arrived on scene and began to put out the fire.

At the same time, paramedics also arrived and helped a number of people impacted by the fire.

A resident of the house, a man in his 50s, was located outside and taken to hospital, suffering from burns to his face. He was immediately rushed to hospital.

His condition was originally reported as life-threatening, but paramedics later updated that to serious but not life-threatening.

Police closed a number of streets in the area on Saturday while the fire was dealt with.

Toronto Fire Services remained on the scene including on Sunday, March 23, and a total of 63 fire vehicles attended the scene over both days. Along with the house where the fire originated, a number of neighbouring homes also suffered damages in what was very smoky fire.

The cause of the fire is not yet known and is currently under investigation.

Cole Hession, a high school co-op student with Beach Metro Community News, was quickly on the scene of the fire on Saturday afternoon and took the following photos and video. The dog shown in the photos, who was not injured, was removed from the house that was on fire.