WATCH LIVE as crews continue to battle a six-alarm industrial fire in Etobicoke.
“This is one of the more significant fires we've seen in the city in the last number of years,” Toronto Fire Deputy Chief Jim Jessop told reporters Friday morning.
At the height of the six-alarm fire, more than 100 firefighters were on scene along with 30 “Toronto Fire apparatus” as well as crews from police and paramedics.The fire was downgraded to a three-alarm fire just before 8:30 a.m. This incident is being treated as a"full hazardous materials response," according to Toronto Fire. The Ministry of Environment has been notified about this incident and no injuries have been reported.
"This is going to be a long day for all the men and women of the emergency services of the City of Toronto," he said."It's going to be a fluid and dynamic day."
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