posted on August 18, 2008

Globe and Mail: Following massive blaze, Torontonians given all-clear

By: JOSH WINGROVE, TU THANH HA AND MATTHEW TREVISAN
Published: August 10, 2008
Source: Globe and Mail

TORONTO — Boom after boom after boom, the successive blasts rattled homes, blowing doors off their hinges, shattering windows and leaving residents huddled in fear as giant balls of fire burst in the night sky and propane tanks were ejected several kilometres away.

But by Sunday evening, the all-clear has been given to thousands of Toronto residents forced out of their homes.

Acting Deputy Mayor Shelley Carroll said the evacuation has ended and residents will be directed home by police over the next few hours. Where homes have been damaged to the point where residents can't re-enter, residents will be escorted back to the evacuation centre.

“The evacuation centre will remain open overnight to provide accommodation necessary and TTC will provide residents with transportation.”

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