Crews are still working to extinguish the fire that tore through Scarborough’s Agincourt Recreational Centre on Thursday afternoon, Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg said — a job that may well take most of Friday. Crews are still working to extinguish the fire that tore through Scarborough’s Agincourt Recreational Centre on Thursday afternoon. ( Jason Miller/Toronto Star )“We’re literally chasing fire across this roof and we can’t get at it,” he said. Jiayu Xie turned up Friday morning to the rec centre for her regular swimming session, but instead found a legion of firefighters battling the stubborn blaze. Don MacLeod lives near the facility which offers a host of indoor and outdoor activities such as swimming and tennis.

Source: thestar February 01, 2019 14:27 UTC