A blaze deep inside an Etobicoke waste transfer station overnight Wednesday required over 100 firefighters and at least 15 fire trucks to be contained, according to Toronto Fire.
The three-alarm fire — which received a five-alarm response at its peak based on the number of crews and trucks sent in — happened at a station on Disco Road near Carlingview Drive, a spokesperson for Toronto Fire told CBC News. Crews were called just before 11 p.m. and stayed through the night.
The fire is now contained and no injuries were reported, Deputy Chief Steven Darling told reporters Thursday morning. A Toronto Fire spokesperson previously told CBC News it had been extinguished.
"At this point, we are trying to keep the flames at bay," Darling said, adding that the main concern Thursday morning was smoke.
At its height, 100 firefighters were on the scene, but that was down to 10 as of 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Darling said. Darling said 15 to 20 fire trucks were deployed at one point, though a Toronto Fire spokesperson previously told CBC News there were up to 34.
He said there are large piles of mixed waste and debris in the 50,000-square-foot facility, and the fire is burning deep inside. Crews are now waiting on heavy equipment to come in to provide access to the fire's source.
The province's Ministry of Environment and Toronto Emergency Management have been notified, Darling said. They will check on nearby Mimico Creek to make sure there was no water runoff in the fire.
"Right now it's under control. There is no risk of of that being impacted at all," Darling said.
It was too early to provide a possible cause for the fire Thursday morning, Darling said. Toronto Fire crews could remain on the scene for up to two days, he said.
Toronto police warned of traffic delays around the station due to road closures Thursday morning in a social media post.