A Toronto firefighter is recovering from injuries after falling through a hole in a floor while battling a blaze.
Shortly after 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4, Toronto Fire Services responded to a roof fire at 842 College Street, a two-storey century-old building that was undergoing renovations. The main floor was formerly a restaurant with two vacant residential apartments above.While attacking the blaze from the interior with zero visibility due to heavy smoke conditions, the firefighter fell through a hole in the floor that was cut out by contractors. He was taken to Toronto Western Hospital.The response level reached a two-alarm fire, involving 12 fire trucks and 45 firefighters.Toronto Fire Services, in a press release, said the blaze was quickly brought under control.