VIDEO - A firefighter was seriously injured in a house fire on Tuesday that forced a fire crew that was searching the building to retreat outside.
Toronto Fire Service said they received a call about a fire that broke out in a two-storey home on Dufferin Street near Alma Avenue, north of Queen Street West, shortly after 9 a.m.
The fire is now under control.
Kim McKinnon, spokesperson for Toronto Paramedic Services, said the firefighter was rushed to hospital in critical condition with injuries that are not considered life-threatening. His current condition is not known. Pegg said the first fire crew on the scene went inside the house to search and encountered very high heat. One firefighter was overcome by the heat, the captain of the crew declared a "mayday" and the crew went outside.