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RSS FeedsFire rips through Port Lands recycling plant
(The Star Theatre)

 
 

25 may 2017 15:10:32

 
Fire rips through Port Lands recycling plant
(The Star Theatre)
 


Toronto firefighters are now in control of a massive blaze that broke out in a recycling facility in the Port Lands early Thursday.Smoke billowed into the sky throughout the night above the fire at a Green For Life recycling facility on Cherry St., which spread to a neighbouring building filled with used mattresses.Speaking at the scene overnight, Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg said the six-alarm fire “escalated through the alarm levels very quickly” as the building was “fully engulfed.” By 7:30 a.m., Pegg said the some equipment was being pulled from the scene as firefighters brought the blaze under control, but said their work would likely continue there throughout the day after what he’d earlier called “a long night for our crews.”He confirmed that everyone inside the facility was able to get out of the building safely. “Two employees from GFL were assessed by Toronto Paramedic Services and released, and I’m not aware of any injuries to our crew,” he said. The location of the fire, on the shore of Lake Ontario, allowed firefighters to douse the flames with lake water drawn by the William Lyon Mackenzie fire boat. Pegg said they were able to pump tens of thousands of litres per minute through the boat, which became “a key source of protection for the mattress storage facility.”The “very stubborn” fire was fuelled by the mix of materials in the GFL facility, Pegg said, and members of the hazardous materials unit were at the scene. He said Ministry of Environment officials were also there amid concerns about runoff into the lake.On its website, GFL Environmental describes the building as a solid waste transfer station and recycling facility.Pegg said there was heavy smoke visible when the first crews arrived just before 1 a.m. Part of the roof collapsed later on, and firefighters stayed outside the structure to fight the flames at a distance. With the building part ...


 
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