A fireplace at a federal authorities constructing in Toronto is underneath investigation as a suspected arson, Toronto police stated on Monday.
In keeping with Toronto Fireplace, crews reported to a blaze simply after 11 a.m. on the third flooring within the foyer space of a authorities workplace constructing at 4900 Yonge St. in North York.
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Toronto Paramedic Companies stated it transported a lady to hospital with critical, however non-life-threatening accidents.
Police confirmed in a put up on X shortly after 12 p.m. that the fireplace was being investigated as a suspected arson and a person was in custody.
The fireplace was extinguished previous to 12 p.m.
The constructing is residence to a number of federal places of work, together with a Canadian Armed Forces recruiting centre and a Service Canada centre with passport companies, in keeping with the federal government’s web site.
—with recordsdata from The Canadian Press
