Two people were killed and two others were fighting for their lives after flames ripped through an apartment that may not have had working smoke detectors.
Toronto Fire Services says the deadly blaze erupted around 3 a.m. above a vacant storefront at 1068 Dovercourt Rd., just south of Dupont St., and the apartment was fully engulfed in flames by the time firefighters arrived.
“Fire crews were faced with heavy heat and heavy black smoke coming from the second floor,” Capt. Adrian Ratushniak said at the scene. “They did not find any smoke alarms sounding.”
Shortly before firefighters arrived, neighbour Carson Foster was awakened by alarms in his home as smoke seeped in from the burning apartment.
He heard people “scrambling” and “banging around” next door as he rushed outside, then raced down a laneway and up the fire escape to ensure his neighbours were awake.
“I got to the door…
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