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Two elderly people injured in East York apartment fire

A decal promoting Black History Month is shown on the side of a Toronto Fire Services vehicle. CITYNEWS
A decal promoting Black History Month is shown on the side of a Toronto Fire Services vehicle. CITYNEWS

Two elderly people have been taken to hospital after a fire at an East York apartment.

Toronto police were called to Cosburn Avenue and Linsmore Crescent just after 9 p.m. for reports of a fire in an apartment above a business.

The building was evacuated and two people, a man and a woman, were taken to hospital with smoke inhalation.

Roads in the area were closed but have since reopened.

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