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rfmcdonald
There was a fatal fire in my neighbourhood early on the morning of Friday the 7th, in a second-floor four-bedroom apartment above the empty storefront at 1068 Dovercourt Road. (The storefront until recently hosted a business called International Electronics; I don't think I took any notice of it when it was around.)
Four people lived in the apartment--a nice one, according to its description in an ad--and one, then two, then three died.
“All four victims were found on the second floor. They were pulled out by firefighters,” Division Commander Dan MacIsaac said.
Firefighters were called to the apartment, located above a store at 1068 Dovercourt Rd., around 3:10 a.m. on Friday. The fire began in the living room and kitchen area, MacIsaac said.
According to firefighters, there were no working smoke detectors on the second floor where the victims were found.
Smoke detectors were working on the main floor.
The cause of the fire and the cost of the damage are not yet known. However, early estimates put the cost of the fire at around $100,000. There were no signs of hoarding and no evidence of criminality.
The Ontario Fire Marshal’s office is investigating.
The Toronto Star has a couple of articles, one profiling the four young friends in their early 20s from exurban Georgetown, another emphasizing how the third victim to die saved five lives with her donated organs.
Men had gathered in front of the location this evening--workers to gauge the damage, perhaps? In front of the storefront window a memorial had taken shape, sombre bouquets of flowers and a Simpsons comic.
