E-bikes catch fire at underground parking garage in Toronto; 1 person injured
Crews are on the scene of an e-bike fire in an underground parking garage near Eglinton Avenue West and Spadina Road. (Courtney Heels/ CP24)
One person was rushed to hospital in serious condition early Monday morning following a fire at an underground parking garage, Toronto paramedics say.
Crews were called to a parking garage in the area of Eglinton Avenue West, east of Spadina Road, for a three-alarm fire at around 12:30 a.m.
They found approximately 20 e-bikes had caught fire and smoke from the blaze had begun to enter the building.
Paramedics said one person was taken to hospital for serious, but non-life-threatening, injuries.
Officials have not released any information about what caused the e-bikes to go up in flames.
Firefighters remain on scene monitoring for hotspots.
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