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id: e395a3a056
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-13 09:17 EST
updated: 2026-11-13 15:28 EST
status: reported
outlets: 3
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# One man dies in Scarborough home fire; investigation underway

Toronto Fire Chief Jim Jessop said one man died in a fire at a Scarborough home on Friday morning and an investigation is underway.

Section: [Public Safety](/toronto/section/safety.md) · Entities: [Jim Jessop](/toronto/wiki/jim-jessop.md)

## Coverage

- [Global News Toronto](https://globalnews.ca/news/12149382/marlena-drive-scarborough-fatal-fire/), 2026-11-13 09:17 EST: Firefighters did ‘admirable work’ trying to save man in fatal Toronto blaze: chief
- [CTV News Toronto](https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/the-heat-would-have-been-extreme-investigation-underway-into-fatal-fire-in-scarborough/), 2026-11-13 15:28 EST: ‘The heat would have been extreme’: Investigation underway into fatal fire in Scarborough
- [CP24](https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/11/13/the-heat-would-have-been-extreme-investigation-underway-into-fatal-fire-in-scarborough/), 2026-11-13 15:28 EST: ‘The heat would have been extreme’: Investigation underway into fatal fire in Scarborough

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