Downtown apartment building evacuated following an electrical fire
Posted November 2, 2020 11:59 pm.
Last Updated November 3, 2020 12:00 am.
A downtown apartment building has been evacuated following a two-alarm fire.
Crews were called to the area of Gerrard and Mutual streets around 10:40 p.m. after getting reports of an electrical fire on the second floor of the building.
Upon arrival crews found heavy smoke and discovered an electrical fire in a utility room of the building at 96 Gerrard Street East.
The original fire has been put out.
Some residents have been evacuated, no injuries have been reported. A TTC bus was called to the scene to provide shelter for any displaced residents.
Gerrard was closed between Church and Mutual for the investigation.
FIRE: UPDATE
Gerrard St E + Mutual St@Toronto_Fire is o/s
– police are o/s
– building is being evacuated
– TTC shelter bus ordered
ROAD CLOSURE: Gerrard/Mutual blocking w/b traffic, Church/Gerrard blocking e/b traffic @TTCnotices#GO2082420
^lb— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) November 3, 2020
