Toronto Fire Services will provide a key update at 11 a.m. Tuesday on the latest fire at 11 Thorncliffe Park Drive, where crews have been battling a stubborn blaze in the same condo complex that burned for weeks last year.
Fire Chief Jim Jessop and Kamal Gogna, the City’s Chief Building Official, are expected to brief the media on the firefighting response, building conditions and the status of residents affected by Monday’s incident.
The update will take place on‑site at the Thorncliffe Park tower.
Firefighters were called to the high‑rise around 11:30 a.m. Monday, after flames were discovered on the seventh floor, burning inside the narrow wall cavity between 11 Thorncliffe Park Drive and the neighbouring tower at 21 Overlea Boulevard.
It’s the same structural gap that fuelled the 2025 five‑alarm fire, which smouldered for 18 days, displaced hundreds of residents and led to multiple fire code charges against the condo corporation, property management and a construction company.
On Monday, residents were told to shelter in place as crews monitored air quality for smoke and carbon monoxide. No injuries were reported, and TTC buses were staged outside for anyone who chose to leave.