As firefighters continue to clean up at Pusateri’s Fine Foods on Sunday morning the question much on the minds of their many customers is when the store might be open again. That may become clearer during the day. Frank Luchetta, president of Pusateri’s, told CP24 that the store was closed at the time of the fire. It was noticed about 8.45 p.m. “When I got here they told me the cleaners were inside the building and they smelled smoke and they called the fire department right away and they exited.” The cause is so far unstated. As many as 60 to 70 firefighters and at least 15 vehicles were called in. The fire was stubborn enough. It was “knocked down” but not necessarily out before 10 p.m. “The fire seems to have started on the main floor,” Toronto Fire division commander Bob O’Halloran said. He said the source may have been near the coffee shop. Three cleaners were inside the building at the time of the fire but all occupants managed to escape unharmed. Frank Luchetta, president of Pusateri’s Fine Foods, told CP24 that the store was closed at the time of the fire. O’Halloran said that due to the damages, there will likely be an investigation into what caused the fire. “I have no estimate of how much damage there is dollar-wise but from what I saw when I looked in, the place is full of smoke,” he said. “There is a lot of water damage around the place as well.”
Familiar entrance a smoky danger zone
