Residents continue to be kept out of three Leslieveille homes after an adjacent house that was under construction was nearly toppled by heavy winds on Wednesday night.
Speaking to CP24 Wednesday night, Toronto Fire said the wind damaged a house under construction in the area of Leslie and Queen streets, prompting crews to evacuate the nearby townhouses adjacent to the unstable structure.
Those houses, one on the north side of the street and two others located on the south side of the street, remained unoccupied as of late Thursday afternoon.
Until the demolition progresses to a point that the on-site engineer can determine that it is safe for their return, they cannot re-enter their homes,” City of Toronto spokesperson Bruce Hawkins said of the displaced residents. “It is expected this will be done today.”
A city building inspector, engineer and contractor were sent to the scene on Thursday.
