Toronto firefighter injured while responding to peeling roof downtown

Fire crews responding to a peeling roof near Bathurst and College Streets on Sunday, March 15, 2026. (Francis Gibbs)

A Toronto firefighter is in the hospital after being injured while responding to a peeling roof downtown on Sunday afternoon.

Toronto Fire Services (TFS) says crews were called to a home on Oxford Street, near Bathurst and College Streets, at 4:43 p.m.

The firefighter suffered severe but non-life-threatening injuries, Toronto paramedics told CP24.

The circumstances surrounding the incident are not immediately known.

“Our thoughts are with our injured Firefighter, and we’re wishing them a full and speedy recovery,” TFS Chief Jim Jessop said in a post on social media.