A Toronto man is facing seven charges in connection with an early morning fire that sent one person to hospital with serious injuries, left at least one animal dead and displaced at least a dozen residents of a midtown building. Fire crews were called to the low-rise building at 1989 Yonge Street, which has a Rogers retail outlet at street level and two floors of apartments above, around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. The fire at 1989 Yonge Street has displaced at least a dozen residents. While he confirmed that one cat died in the blaze, Toronto police said in a news release that the fire caused "the death of some pets." Yonge Street was closed in both directions at the height of the blaze but has since reopened, Powell said.

Source: CBC News March 13, 2018 09:47 UTC