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84-year-old woman dead after house fire in Toronto, police say

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A Toronto Police Service logo in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

TORONTO — Toronto police say an 84-year-old woman has died after a house fire in the city’s Annex neighbourhood.

Police say emergency responders were called to a house on fire in the area of Avenue Road and Boswell Avenue just after 11 p.m. Saturday.

In a social media post, police said a woman of an unknown age was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

A Sunday morning update from police shared to social media says the woman, 84, died from her injuries in hospital.

Police say the cause of the fire is under investigation.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 16, 2025.

The Canadian Press



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