Crews responded just before 2 a.m. to a fire at Phatboy Fireworks in Etobicoke after a vehicle crashed through the storefront. The building had extensive smoke and flames, and it was filled with fireworks, making firefighting difficult. Exploding pyrotechnics shot out as firefighters arrived, requiring aerial equipment to extinguish the blaze. The incident was initially classified as a four-alarm fire and later upgraded to five alarms. No injuries were reported. Surrounding businesses were damaged, and Toronto Fire Service will work with Toronto police to investigate the cause.
"Crews responded to a call just before 2 a.m. about a fire at Phatboy Fireworks, a business in a commercial plaza near Albion Road and Highway 27, said Toronto Fire division commander Robert Hewson. They found an unoccupied vehicle crashed through the storefront, along with "extensive smoke and flames." The building was full of fireworks, which made the fire attack quite challenging, Hewson said, adding that crews had to use aerial equipment to extinguish the fire."
""It was definitely something outside of the box for us. We're normally running in to attack the fire, but in this case fireworks were actually shooting out at the firefighters arriving on scene," he said. No injuries were reported. Businesses surrounding Phatboy Fireworks were also damaged by the fire, which was initially classified as a four-alarm blaze, but was later upgraded."
"Toronto Fire Service will be working with Toronto police to investigate the fire, Hewson said."
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