More than 150 firefighters battled an intense blaze at a Toronto high school on Tuesday, as crews worked to save parts of the historic building and evacuated residents of a neighbourhood to its south.
No injuries were reported at what was the second fire in as many days at the York Memorial Collegiate Institute but thick, heavy smoke filled the area."We're doing our very best to bring this under control," Fire Chief Matthew Pegg said Tuesday afternoon. "It's been a very challenging day and will be for some time."
The roof of the school had collapsed, Pegg said, but firefighters had worked to save its library, gymnasium and pool. The building's historic centre block, which contained a number of artifacts from the First World War, was heavily damaged, he said. Firefighters said they were called out to the high school at 3:24 a.m. Tuesday, about 13 hours after they were called to a separate, earlier blaze at the building.
Toronto police Supt. Ron Taverner said he's concerned the entire situation may be suspicious and noted that officers are investigating. The provincial Fire Marshal's office is also probing the blaze.
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