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Thorncliffe Park High-Rise Fire Declared Out as Residents Await Return Timeline

Officials have launched engineering reviews to set next steps for displaced residents.

Overview

  • The City of Toronto told residents late Monday that the fire between 11 Thorncliffe Park Dr. and 21 Overlea Blvd. has been extinguished.
  • Property managers and engineers are beginning full building assessments, with next steps to be communicated after city review.
  • Officials have not determined the cause of the fire, which began Nov. 27 inside an expansion joint.
  • A total of 408 units were evacuated, and 239 people from 119 households are in 131 hotel rooms with Canadian Red Cross support.
  • The blaze burned combustible particle board in a 25–50 mm gap, and engineers previously warned that wall access to reach the fire would damage adjoining units.