A woman died early Tuesday morning after being rescued from a blazing house in Parkdale.
Just after 3:30 a.m., Toronto firefighters were dispatched to a home at 61 Wilson Park Road, south of Queen Street West.
They arrived to find an older home on fire, according to Deputy Chief Jim Jessop.
They went inside and discovered a woman, who was supposedly unconscious.
She was later pronounced dead, according to paramedics.
She was not identified pending notification of next of kin.
The flames and smoke were so intense that fire crews could not complete a search of the home.
Fire Chief Matthew Pegg said a total of three people lived in the house. One escaped, one died at the scene and the third was still unaccounted for.
He said crews were “a number of hours” away from declaring the fire under control.
The interior of the building sustained structural damage including at least one staircase that collapsed.
The cause of the fire will be investigated once it is fully suppressed.
Queen Street West was closed in both directions between WIlson Park Road and Triller Avenue to allow for an investigation.
Source_ cp24.com
