An infant has died and a woman is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after they were pulled from a burning home in the city’s west end overnight.
Firefighters were called to the home on Trethewey Drive, just north of Eglinton Avenue, shortly after 1 a.m.
Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames on the back deck and inside the house. Images from the scene showed smoke pouring from the house and firefighters climbing onto the roof.
Several occupants of the home were already outside when firefighters arrived, Toronto Fire said.
Toronto Paramedic Services said they transported a pediatric patient to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, as well as an adult who had serious, possibly life-threatening injuries. Four other patients were assessed at the scene without being transported.
“On behalf of all the women and men of Toronto Fire Service, I want to extend our deepest condolences to all …