Three men suffered carbon monoxide poisoning last week while cleaning an underground condo garage on Kingston Road with a gas-fired power washer. Firefighters found the men conscious and breathing, but showing signs of carbon monoxide exposure after they made their way up to the laneway outside the five-storey condo at 952 Kingston Rd. Paramedics say […]
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Gas leak forces power outage, evacuations near Kingston and Victoria Park
Residents in about 4,500 homes are without power this afternoon due to a gas leak at Kingston Road and Victoria Park. Traffic and TTC buses are being rerouted around the area. The 502 streetcar is also turning back west at Queen Street and Kingston Road. Crews from Enbridge Gas capped the leak just before 5 p.m., about […]
Fire code shuts cottage to public
In 1902, when Kew Williams built a cottage for his wife in present-day Kew Gardens, the newlyweds didn’t plan to have a lot of company. More than 100 years later, what became Kew Gardener’s Cottage remains a park highlight, but its quaint design is now a problem for the many groups that use it for […]
BMN photographer honoured by fire fighters
Toronto Fire Services Chief William Stewart, left, and Toronto Professional Firefighters’ Association President Ed Kennedy, right, present Beach Metro News photographer Phil Lameira with the Association’s Media Award for Best Photo on April 20. The winning photo ran last June on the front page of Beach Metro News, and also won a photo of the […]
Firefighters kept busy overnight
Toronto Fire Services had to be everywhere in the early hours of June 9 after a storm ripped through the East End of the city. Aside from the countless calls for trees and wires down, TFS also had to deal with a number vehicle crashes due to power outages affecting traffic signals in major intersections. […]
Media gets chance to learn about firefighting
Toronto Fire Services recently invited members of the media to learn and participate in advanced firefighting self rescue and team rescue. On Jan. 3, a six-alarm blaze ripped through a historic building on Yonge Street. During that fire, two firefighters fell through the roof after its collapse, prompting a mayday call. The Rapid Intervention Team […]
