For some Toronto firefighters, the day began with a two-alarm high-rise fire at a building near Adelaide Street and John Street downtown. Every high-rise residential building in the province, in accordance with the Ontario Building Code, must be the result of "non-combustible construction," Pegg said. "It means the actual design and construction of high rise residential buildings are built out of materials that don't burn," he told CBC Toronto. But if you live in a single-family home or a low-rise building — meaning six stories or fewer — and you hear the fire alarm, get out of the building, Pegg said. Toronto Fire also has a specialized high-rise unit, which Pegg calls "necessary in a city like Toronto."

Source: CBC News June 15, 2017 00:33 UTC