A man has died in hospital after a Toronto house fire on Thursday evening.
Around 7 p.m., Toronto fire crews were called to the area of Pellatt Avenue and Academy Road to tackle a blaze.
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Firefighters told Global News they arrived to find smoke emanating from the back of a semi-detached house. They entered the building, got the fire under control and rescued a man who had been trapped inside.
Paramedics said he was taken to hospital in critical condition, but later pronounced dead. Police said the man was in his 70s and reassured residents that the fire was not suspicious.
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