A portion of Dundas Street West near Kensington Market has been completely closed amid concerns that a two-storey building could collapse, police say.
Crews have set up a perimeter around a two-storey building near Kensington Market that is believed to be at imminent risk of collapse.
Jessop said that upon arrival crews immediately established a “collapse zone” around the building, which has a convenience store on its main floor and apartments on its second floor.“The roof structure is absolutely compromised and you can actually see the facade has moved so that is why we are working diligently to get gas and hydro removed in the event it comes down prior to a controlled demolition,” Jessop told reporters at the scene.
Jessop said that Dundas Street is currently closed from Augusta to Denison Avenues and is likely to remain off limits “for the foreseeable future.” “Our goal is to have it brought down in a controlled manner. But we have all witnessed the façade moving forward slowly but surely . So I cannot give you a time at all,” he said.
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