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Just Don't Breathe and Everything Will Be Fine

Posted by Staff / September 20, 2007

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If you're in the area of Victoria Park and Danforth right now, you might want to close your windows and not breathe.

680 News is reporting that there was an explosion and fire at an auto wrecker yard around 2pm and that a car burst into flames. I read elsewhere that it is a 2 alarm fire with crews on-scene. From my vantage point, however, it doesn't look as big as the huge plume of smoke suggests!

UPDATES:

3pm: The fire has been upgraded to a 5-alarm blaze. Evacuations of homes and businesses in the area are underway, the TTC is diverting route 20 and route 113 buses, and GO train service on the Lakeshore East line has been shut down.

11pm: The good news is that all transit is back to normal. The really bad news is that authorities are saying that the blaze may have been deliberately set.

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Jerrold / September 20, 2007 at 02:50 pm
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That's a lot of smoke for a car fire, isn't it? Looke like a pile of tires caught flames or something.
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Adam / September 20, 2007 at 03:31 pm
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You can imagine my excitement upon hearing that GO's Lakeshore East route has been shut down for the second time this week. Hooray!
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K / September 20, 2007 at 03:34 pm
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With all the old cars.. there'd be tires, old oil, car uphosltery... who knows what other flamable items.
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Greg / September 20, 2007 at 03:37 pm
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Call me if those photos belong to you - 416-863-2096
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Adam Muise / September 20, 2007 at 03:37 pm
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We just made some of our worst ecological crimes bio-available. I hope they ensure they clean up the residue to prevent these carcinogenic pollutants after they control the fire.
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Matt / September 20, 2007 at 03:51 pm
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HOLY CRAP
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Maria / September 20, 2007 at 04:13 pm
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Beware of those crank-callers, Greg!
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Ben / September 20, 2007 at 04:17 pm
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Why would they shut down the entire Go line for this? Is there even a stop near there? I don't recall one, but I haven't taken that mode in a few years.
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J / September 20, 2007 at 04:26 pm
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Ben, there's a Go Station right at Main and Danforth. Go does have tracks close to the Vic Park / Danforth intersection (right behind teh Dominion.) You can see them clearly if you do a Google Maps search for the intersection.
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Maria / September 20, 2007 at 04:26 pm
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Ben, the Main Street stop is just a few blocks from Victoria Park and Danforth. But according to thestar.com, service of the GO has resumed.
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Adam / September 20, 2007 at 04:46 pm
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Yep, right from GO's site:

"The fire at Danforth Ave. and Victoria Park is under control. The tracks have been released. Expect some service delays to Lakeshore and Stouffville rail corridors."
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Matt / September 20, 2007 at 05:50 pm
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The smoke plume is quite the sight to see when riding westbound on the subway from Warden station to Vic Park.
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table / September 21, 2007 at 06:22 am
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Our train left the station at seven last night and we were stuck just before Danforth for about 3 hours. They wouldn't let us off. We finally cross Danforth (and the fire scene) after ten and we saw firefighters still there beside the tracks. My train didn't end pull into my station until close to eleven. I was at Union before five..
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