posted on August 12, 2008

The Star: Residents return after blast

RENE JOHNSTON/TORONTO STAR
Carlos Lopez and a tearful Lucia Echevarria walk away from the scene
with their cat La Gringa after a massive explosion in Toronto's
northwest on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008.

By: Sunny Freeman, Bill Taylor
Staff Reporters
Published: August 11, 2008
Source: The Star

Some residents remain out of their homes this morning after a massive explosion and fire that rocked a north-end neighbourhood early yesterday.

All lanes and ramps on Hwy. 401 were reopened as the morning rush hour began. The TTC expects to be running as usual in the area, and CN has approved the GO Transit Barrie line, although commuters should expect minor delays. GO bus service should also be operating from the Yorkdale bus terminal as scheduled.

However, about a quarter of the homes at the blast site, near Wilson Ave. and Keele St., are still inaccessible to residents after the Fire Marshal discovered asbestos and cordoned off five streets within a one-block radius. Those streets include:

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