A man from Oakville, Ont., is facing criminal charges after a series of 14 armed bank robberies and two retail robberies in º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøand several communities across southern Ontario including Guelph, Hamilton and Niagara. A º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøPolice Service logo patch is shown in Toronto, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
A man from Oakville, Ont., is facing criminal charges after a series of 14 armed bank robberies and two retail robberies in º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøand several communities across southern Ontario including Guelph, Hamilton and Niagara. A º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøPolice Service logo patch is shown in Toronto, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
TORONTO - º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøpolice say multiple homes are burning after a gas pipe was hit in the midtown area this afternoon.
º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøFire officials received a call at around 4:12 p.m. for reports of a natural gas fire on Balmoral Avenue between Yonge Street and Avenue Road.
A spokesperson for º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøFire Services says a contractor struck the line while doing work at the property and the fire may have been ignited by a hydro wire.
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The spokesperson says two houses on Balmoral Avenue are directly affected but several nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution.
º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøPolice say no injuries have been reported and the gas has been shut down.
That block of Balmoral Avenue has been reopened as of Saturday evening after being closed for drivers and pedestrians.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 26, 2025.
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