Toronto Fire Service crew extinguished a two-alarm house fire on Coxwell Ave. between Earl Haig Ave. and Currie Ave. Friday without apparent injury. The building is among several semi-detached homes along the west side of Coxwell opposite Earl Haig Jr. Public School and described as a multi-unit residence. Flames and smoke burst out of the building after 5 p.m. causing an urgent response by, at one point, 24 trucks. In the event, nine vehicles and 35 personnel stayed to fight the fire.
