Toronto police are investigating a suspected arson after a fire erupted at a restaurant in Scarborough early Friday.
Toronto police are investigating a suspected arson after a fire erupted at a restaurant in Scarborough early Friday [May 23rd].
Toronto Fire says crews were called to a restaurant near Kennedy Road and Lawrence Avenue E., at around 2:47 a.m.
The two-alarm blaze has since been put out, Toronto Fire District Chief Dan Viera, but firefighters remain at the scene.
Omkar Belwate, a corporate chef at Shaaz Cuisine, said four employees were inside the restaurant at the time. Belwate said the employees saw the suspects break into the restaurant and pour what appeared to be gasoline, before lighting the fire and escaping.
Belwate said the incident was the second time the restaurant's east-end location has been subject to a break-in, in less than a year. He says he doesn't know why it has been targeted.
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This article was published Friday May 23rd, 2025
