[LINK] "Fast-acting firefighters credited with saving Toronto's famous Honest Ed's store"

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Huh. I might have seen something very different tonight at the corner of Bathurst and Bloor Street West had things gone differently, it turns out.

Firefighters were called to the Honest Ed's discount store (at the corner of Bloor and Bathurst Streets) just after midnight.

A fire had broken out in the storefront window but emergency crews were able to put it out within minutes.

Authorities say there is limited damage to the store as the fire was contained to the window display.

A Toronto police officer said since the building is so old, it's fortunate the damage wasn't worse.

According to the store's website, Honest Ed's opened about 62 years ago.

"Because the building is so old, it could have gone up like a matchstick," the unidentified officer said. "But the quick work of firefighters likely saved it."

A fire could have also devastated Mirvish Village, a small cluster of art studios, galleries, boutiques and cafes surrounding the 15,000-square-metre store.

Jerrold at blogTO has more.