Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
13%
3 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
96/100
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Toronto’s Fire Chief Jim Jessop says his fire crews “did admirable work” trying to save a man from a Scarborough basement fire on Friday, but tragically they were unsuccessful.
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they → say → Friday
The male victim was pulled from the basement of the bungalow on 18 Marlena Dr. – south of Kingston Rd. and Lawrence Ave. E. – around 6:30 a.m. and was immediately administered CPR on the front lawn before being transported to hospital only to pass away.
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victim → pull → hospital
Jessop with two other members of his fire service surveyed the burnt out garage area of the home and then crouched down to shine flashlights through charred basement windows.
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Jessop → survey → windows
“They (firefighters) literally forced their way down (the stairway) into a chimney with extreme heat,” Jessop said Friday.
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Jessop → force → heat
“The charring inside that building is something I haven’t seen in a while.”
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I → see → while
Jessop explained his fire crews were faced with “heavy, heavy smoke and flames and heat coming from the lower portion of this building.
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crews → explain → building
”
“It consumed joists, part of the ceiling, so they did admirable work trying to save a life,” he said.
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he → consume → life
Ontario Fire Marshal’s office investigating
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office → investigate → ?
Toronto Police remained on scene for the day along with Toronto Fire investigators and members of the Ontario Fire Marshal’s office will be called in to determine the cause and origin of the fire.
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members → remain → fire
“The occupancy of the home will obviously form part of the investigation, so I can not comment on what occupancy the building was used for,” Jessop said.
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Jessop → form → occupancy
Some early morning media reports suggested the top and bottom floors of the bungalow were occupied by upwards of seven people on a rental basis.
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floors → suggest → basis
Mary ,who lives next door with her husband, said they were evacuated from their home because of the heavy acrid smoke and risk of the fire possibly spreading.
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fire → live → smoke
“I do know that both floors of the home were occupied,” Mary said.
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Mary → know → home
“I believe they had either rented it (the home) or had boarders – young people.”
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they → believe → boarders
Neighbouring house evacuated
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house → evacuate → ?
Mary said the fire must have been “very intense” as it melted the garage’s door that laid in a crumpled heap and possibly damaged some of their own home’s eavestrough.
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that → say → eavestrough
“We didn’t know (because) we were evacuated that there had been a fatality,” Mary said.
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Mary → know → ?
She and her husband originally smelled smoke and thought it was their own home that was on fire, but it wasn’t until a police officer rang their door bell and told them to “evacuate” that they knew it was the neighbouring house.
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it → smell → them
And want to extend our deepest condolences to those impacted,” Jessop said.
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Jessop → want → those
Another neighbour, Ron Beauchesne, witnessed the firefighters bringing the victim out and watched them do compressions on his chest.
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them → witness → chest
“They were doing their actions (compressions) to get this person revived,” Beauchesne said.
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Beauchesne → do → actions
“And, unfortunately, I guess that didn’t happen.”
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that → guess → ?
Jessop said the death is Toronto’s 11th fire fatality of the year.
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death → say → year
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