Toronto Fire is dealing with multiple serious high‑rise fires across the city Tuesday, including two fatal investigations — one in Scarborough and another at a St. James Town apartment tower.
Toronto Fire confirms they are now investigating a fatal fire at a 29‑storey apartment building in the Wellesley Street East area near St. James Avenue.
A Toronto Fire spokesperson at the Scarborough scene told CityNews that another fire investigation is underway at the Wellesley high‑rise after officials were called there at 10:30 a.m. for reports of smoke coming from a unit on the 19th floor.
A spokesperson said the fire stemmed from a “cooking related incident” with one resident impacted. The fire is out and was contained to one unit, Toronto Fire confirmed.
Earlier Tuesday, a separate fatal fire unfolded at a 20‑storey building in Scarborough, where a fully involved 16th‑floor unit fire prompted a major response shortly before 8 a.m. One adult was pronounced dead at the scene.
That response followed another serious incident overnight at a separate St. James Town building, where a fully involved eighth‑floor unit fire left four people injured, including a man with second‑degree burns. Two children were briefly hospitalized but later released.
