Displaced residents of two towers at a Thorncliffe Park highrise are still waiting to hear when they’ll be able to return home, as fire crews continue to battle a complex fire days after the buildings were evacuated.
Insulation within the walls of two connected apartment buildings at Thorncliffe Park Drive and Overlea Boulevard has been burning since Thursday afternoon, with Toronto’s fire chief calling the five-alarm blaze one of the “more complex” the service has ever seen.
Toronto Fire is still on the scene and is expected to provide an update at noon Monday.
Many residents are now staying in hotel rooms while they wait for a time frame on when they can return. One of them says residents have been staying in touch through text and email, looking after each other while they wait.
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