One person has been seriously injured in an apartment fire in North York, police say.
Crews responded to a building in the area of Lawrence Avenue West and Keele Street around 5:17 p.m.
When they arrived, crews found the fire in an upper-floor unit, Toronto Fire said. Firefighters located a female victim outside the unit suffering injuries.
According to Toronto police, the victim was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. Toronto paramedics told CP24 the victim’s injuries were life-threatening.
The fire has since been knocked down.
The cause, origin and circumstances of the fire are unknown but police said it is not being treated as suspicious at this time.
