The major east-west highway through Toronto is closed in both directions right now due to a fire and explosion which began around 4 am this morning:
Thousands of people have been evacuated and an entire section of the city's north end has been completely shut down as emergency officials continue to fight a major fire at a propane distributor in the Wilson Ave. and Keele St. area, caused by a series of explosions just before 4 a.m. this morning.
At this point, official say the number one concern for firefighters are two large rail tankers on the property. Each tanker has the capacity to carry 220,000 litres of propane gas. Officials do not believe they are full but have caught fire throughout the morning.
"The tanks are venting and we have to cool them with water to prevent them from potentially exploding," said Bob O’Hallarn, Toronto fire division commander.
The amazing thing is that (as of 10:00 this morning) there was only one injury reported — and that was just a sprained ankle!
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