Man in 70s dead, woman injured in Toronto apartment fire

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Toronto police say a man is dead and a woman is critically injured following an early morning apartment fire in the city’s east end.

Police say crews responded to reports of a fire shortly after midnight in the Gerrard Street East and Glenside Avenue area.

They say a man in his 70s died in the blaze, while a woman– also in her 70s — suffered critical injuries.

Police say the fire marshall was on scene to investigate and will launch an investigation into the origin of the blaze.

Toronto Fire Services Division Commander Paul O’Brien told reporters that the blaze was contained to a fourth-floor unit and that no other occupants were displaced from the building.

O’Brien said residents were trying to rescue the occupants when emergency crews arrived, and one person sustained minor injuries escaping the fire.