Careless smoking may have caused a fire at a rooming house in dowtown Toronto that left one man in critical condition in hospital, fire officials say.
The blaze broke out in a second-floor apartment at the Fred Victor Centre around 7 p.m. ET Monday.
Residents stood on Queen Street East near Jarvis Street, watching as smoke shot out of a window.
Nearby, medical staff worked on a man on a stretcher, before rushing him to hospital.
The man, 42, was discovered as firefighters searched the building.
A firefighter was treated for minor smoke inhalation.
The centre provides housing for nearly 200 men and women who have been homeless or living in extreme poverty. Rent is geared to their income.
Residents live in shared apartments, with four or six bedrooms.
