The South Bayview Bulldog

Major natural gas leak after a car hit the Hazelton Place Retirement Residence on Avenue Rd south of Davenport Rd. Area evacuated, seniors sheltering in place. Very strong noise and odour, which I smelled about 1 km away. @Toronto_Fire has numerous crews on scene. @TPFFA pic.twitter.com/SPzSUIc7sC

— Jeremy Cohn (@JeremyCohnTV) December 18, 2018

What is seen in this video is a waterfall created by the fire department to diminish chances of an explosion. The water is falling on the black car which hit the gas main on the side of the Hazelton Place Retirement Home on Avenue Rd. south of Davenport Rd. It was reported that the residents had to evacuate but later information says they are sitting right in their units. According to police, two vehicles were involved in a collision on Avenue near Davenport shortly after 4 p.m. Surveillance video (below) shows a vehicle trying to make a left turn off of Avenue when a car speeding northbound smacks it and careers into the retirement home striking a gas line.

#UPDATE Video from jewelry store shows crash that led to a gas leak at Avenue and Davenport (🎥 Louro and Sons Jewellers) ⁦@globalnewsto⁩ pic.twitter.com/El9Bu9S0Hr

— Jamie Mauracher (@JamieMauracher) December 19, 2018

Francesca Jones, six months

CBC has prepared this report on a new test for a viral infection that can cause hearing loss. The test permitted physicians at the Hospital for Sick Children to intervene early and give six-month-old Francesca Jones a cochlear implant. In the companion piece at right, a mom sobs with joy as her child hears for the first time at the Cook Children’s Health Centre in Fort Worth.

A man has been shot near Bathurst St and Vaughan Rd about 10 a.m. Tuesday morning. Police tweet a bulletin of “multiple shots” and men seen fleeing. The victim has been taken and is subsequently said to have minor injuries.

Crash / Closure: The intersection of College St and St George is closed. Car vs Pole – Occupants fled on foot. @TPS52Div on scene. TTC on diversion. Wires down. pic.twitter.com/ps49UKk9ha

— Tony Smyth (@LateNightCam) December 18, 2018

Police are hunting for a driver of a car with no plates, possibly stolen, which slammed into a utility pole on College St. near St. George St. about 2 a.m. He was able to get out of the wreck and run off.

Ashley Rowe

Married Dan Greene recently

Former CTV Toronto reporter Ashley Rowe has signed a new three-year agreement with Buffalo ABC station WKBW and the management is giving part of the credit to her recent marriage to a local man, Dan Greene. Rowe was born to Canadian parents in the US and has citizenship in both countries. She co-hosts some of the Buffalo broadcasts with Keith Radford, another one-time CTV Toronto employee

A boy who fell from a staircase railing as he used it as a slide is said to be recovering from a nasty fall. He was admitted to the Hospital for Sick Children. This occurred Monday at Dundas Junior Public School at Dundas Street East and Boulton Ave.

Police say that a woman has been taken into custody Monday evening at the Summerhill Line One subway station after reports of a person waving about a box cutter on and off of a train. The person emerged from a train at Summerhill, according to tweets on the TPS Operations account. There were apparently no injuries.

New York’s Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 507 points or 2.1 per cent Monday, and the TSX was at a two-year low as investors found more than enough reason to continue selling. The dogged downturn seems easily justified by the US-China clash, unrest in Europe and the prospect of an unplanned Brexit. A common concern Monday was that the U.S. Federal Reserve’s will be too bullish with interest rates. It all seems to be feeding into the nearly three-month shellacking taken by stocks worldwide. The Dow was down 507 points Monday and the TSX composite off 232.

Hement Bhagwani

1701 Bayview

1574 Bayview

Hement Bhagwani, the seemingly tireless Indian celebrity cook and entrepreneur, has decided to take a break from the pressure of his many restaurant businesses. Two of these are the Indian Street Food Co., 1701 Bayview Ave. and the Amaya Express chain, one of which was until recently at 1574 Bayview. “I needed a break,” Mr. Bhagwani has told the Star. “I’ve opened 34 restaurants since 2002 and didn’t stop. I probably sponsored 40 cooks from Dubai and India, so there’s probably a guy who previously worked at an Amaya in most of the Indian restaurants in the city. But I stopped enjoying it, so it’s time to step back.” it is said that the new owner of the Bhagwani interests has hospitality experience in Iran. That  seems to relate to new signage at the former Amaya storefront which now reads Taste of Persia.

A Leaside car was broken into overnight and ten pair of Adidas shoes, purchased as Christmas presents, were stolen. Lock your car.