Police investigating suspected arson at Scarborough restaurant

CBC News

· Posted: May 23, 2025 7:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: May 23

Toronto constabulary are investigating a suspected arson aft a occurrence erupted astatine a edifice successful Scarborough aboriginal Friday.

Toronto Fire says crews were called to a edifice adjacent Kennedy Road and Lawrence Avenue E., astatine astir 2:47 a.m. 

The two-alarm blaze has since been enactment out, Toronto Fire District Chief Dan Viera, but firefighters stay astatine the scene.

Omkar Belwate, a corporate cook astatine Shaaz Cuisine, said 4 employees were wrong the edifice astatine the time. Belwate said the employees saw the suspects interruption into the edifice and determination what appeared to beryllium gasoline, earlier lighting the occurrence and escaping.

Belwate said the incidental was the 2nd clip the restaurant's east-end determination has been taxable to a break-in, successful little than a year. He says helium doesn't cognize wherefore it has been targeted.

"What happened close present ... is precise unexpected. It is precise shocking for america [and] precise frightening for the staff," helium said Friday morning.

Employees managed to safely escape, Toronto constabulary said. No injuries person been reported.

Ontario's Office of the Fire Marshal said it will not beryllium investigating the blaze.

Three antheral suspects wearing acheronian apparel and masks were seen leaving the area, constabulary said.

Anyone with accusation connected the incidental is asked to interaction police.