Female in ‘critical and unstable’ condition after downtown apartment fire

A female resident of a downtown apartment building remains in critical condition in hospital after a fire broke out Thursday evening.

Emergency crews were called to a unit on the 27^th floor of a building at 77 Huntley Street, near Bloor Street and Mount Pleasant Road, at about 5:29 p.m.

Firefighters said the blaze reached two alarms but was quickly knocked down.

A female found in the unit that caught fire was rushed to a hospital trauma centre via ambulance emergency run where she remains in critical condition, police said.

All residents of the 27^th floor were kept away for a time but have since been allowed to return.

The Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating what caused the blaze and the female victim’s unit has been sealed off.

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  Smoke is seen rising from the balcony of an apartment on the 27th floor of 77 Huntley Street on April 12, 2018. (Twitter/@DavePepler)