Updated: July 16, 2025 at 1:16PM EDT
Published: July 16, 2025 at 12:04PM EDT
An elementary school in Etobicoke was evacuated after a fire broke out late Wednesday morning.
In an email to CP24.com, Toronto Fire Services clarified that the fire started shortly before 11:30 a.m. inside a “maintenance closet,” at St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School, located near Kipling and Farr avenues, just north of Finch Avenue West.
Chow The back of an Etobicoke elementary school where a fire was reported on Wednesday July 16, 2025 (CP24 Chopper photo).
At the time of the fire, police said approximately 50 children were inside a daycare at the school but noted they have since been moved to a nearby portable.
Officials said they plan to make “arrangements” for the children this afternoon as police remain on scene to assist.
There are no reported injuries.