Nine people displaced after ‘stubborn’ fire destroys Beaches home

Fire crews have had a busy morning in The Beaches where a 3-alarm blaze has damaged several homes. Toronto Fire will be investigating the cause of a “stubborn” three-alarm fire that gutted a Beaches home early Friday morning. The fire broke out at around 3:40 a.m. at a home on Kippendavie Avenue, near Queen Street East and Woodbine Avenue.“Upon arrival, they (firefighters) were met with heavy flame and smoke,” Deputy Chief Jim Jessop told reporters at the scene, adding the flames spread into parts of the roof that were difficult to access.Before crews even arrived on scene, the fire had spread to an electric vehicle in front of the home and two adjacent houses, Jessop noted. Beaches, house, fire A three-alarm fire broke out at a home in Toronto’s Beaches neighbourhood on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (Courtney Heels/ CP24) Nine people were evacuated from all three residences and no injuries were reported, Toronto Fire said.At the height of the fire, 32 trucks were on scene but…