On November 27, the Toronto Police Service (TPS) received a call for a fire at around 2:03 am at a U of T building in the area of St. George Street and College Street.
In an email to The Varsity, TPS Media Relations Officer Laura Brabant wrote that the fire was in a third floor washroom, and that they believe a hand sanitizer caught fire.
Brabant added that this is an active investigation and that anyone with information should contact TPS.
In an email to The Varsity, Toronto Fire Service (TFS) District Chief, Public Information Office Dan Vieira wrote that TFS attended a call for a fire, where U of T Campus Safety directed them to a third floor bathroom. They quickly extinguished the fire and the alarm system was reset. TFS then left the scene in the care of Campus Safety.
Vieira added that there were no reported injuries.
U of T students took notice and posted on Reddit about the active fire in the Bahen Centre for Information Technology. The post has since been deleted. Another student posted a photo of the building’s third floor men’s washroom on Reddit after the fire was put out.
In a statement to The Varsity, a U of T spokesperson wrote that “Campus Safety is working with the Toronto police and fire services to address the incident and ensure the safety of the university community.”
On November 30, TPS Media Relations Officer Shannon Eames wrote in an email to The Varsity that the fire was deemed arson. There were no witnesses or video footage, and TPS does not have any suspect information.
“At this time, the investigation is ongoing,” wrote Eames. “All I can say is at this time we do not have further updates.”
Editor’s Note (December 1, 3:33 pm): This article has been updated to include the latest TPS update on the investigation.
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