Scarborough house fire leaves man dead [Video]

An elderly man has died after being pulled from a two-alarm house fire in Scarborough Christmas morning.

Emergency crews were called to a home on Allanford Road, in the area of Birchmount Road and Hwy. 401, at around 2:40 a.m.

Firefighters arrived to find an active fire. They pulled two people from the home and transferred them to the care of paramedics, Toronto Fire said.

Toronto Paramedic Services told CP24 that they transported an 80-year-old man to hospital in critical condition, a 79-year-old woman who was in serious condition, and a man in his early 30s who sustained minor injuries.

The elderly man was pronounced dead in hospital, Toronto police said.

Paramedics also treated a firefighter at the scene for smoke inhalation, but he didn’t need to go to hospital.

A man at the scene who identified himself as Owen told CP24 he was a tenant in the basement and …