Emergency crews were called a high-rise building in East York on Monday afternoon for a two-alarm fire at 5 Wakunda Place, near O’Connor Drive and Victoria Park Avenue.
Authorities say there were reports of heavy smoke coming from a unit on the first floor. Toronto Fire Services arrived at the scene at approximately 1:45 p.m.
A woman was rescued from the unit and transferred into the care of paramedics before being transported to a hospital. Paramedics say her condition is serious, but non-life-threatening. No other injuries were reported.
Crews knocked down the fire just before 3:00 p.m., but the cause of the blaze is still unknown.
