The Salvation Army Responds To Toronto 6 Alarm Highrise Blaze

TORONTO, Sept. 24 /CNW/ - Just before 5:00pm a six-alarm blaze broke out on the 24th floor in a highrise on Wellesley Street and quickly spread to adjacent floors. The Salvation Army arrived on scene within an hour to provide nutrition and hydration relief to first responders and evacuees.

Mr. Jeff Noel, of The Salvation Army Emergency and Disaster Services, arrived on scene, and immediately called in Salvation Army canteens from Toronto and Oshawa to assist. Further Salvation Army Emergency and Disaster Services personnel and support personnel have been dispatched and are on scene to assist where needed. A reception centre has been set-up.

The Salvation Army will continue to monitor the situation and work in cooperation with local emergency personnel and City of Toronto officials.

Further information will be provided as it becomes available.

About The Salvation Army:

The Salvation Army is an international Christian organization that began its work in Canada in 1882 and has grown to become the largest non-governmental direct provider of social services in the country. The Salvation Army gives hope and support to vulnerable people today and everyday in 400 communities across Canada and 120 countries around the world. The Salvation Army offers practical assistance for children and families, often tending to the basic necessities of life, providing shelter for homeless people and rehabilitation for people who have lost control of their lives to an addiction.

When you give to The Salvation Army, you are investing in the future of marginalized and overlooked people in your community.

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For further information: Captain John P. Murray, APR, Divisional Secretary for Public Relations and Development, c) [phone]; Neil W. Leduke, Director of Communications, Public Relations and Development, c) [phone]