Wellesley Fire
Fire raged for hours on 24th Floor of 200 Wellesley Street.
200 Wellesley Street is an apartment tower in St. James Town.
It is a Toronto Community Housing building.
On Friday September 24 2010, a fire began on one of the upper floors and raged for hours.
The entire building has been evacuated, resulting in over 1,700 people being homeless.
Residents have been staying in the Wellesley Community Centre which is now acting as a shelter.
Links
- Search Twitter Hashtag #WellesleyFire for latest information
Fundraising / Donations
- Wellesley Fire Fundraiser - Thursday September 30, 2010. Details via Twitter http://Twitter.com/WellesleyFireTO coming later today.
Wishlist
- PILLOWS- these must be NEW because of the potential for bedbugs. NEW only please.
- 4X and 5X men and women’s warmer clothing
- activities for older children ( several toys geared at younger children did come in, but there are several children in the 9-13 age range who need things to do in the evenings too. Anyone want to donate a gaming system or two? or 3? or board games?
- bigger plus size bras DD and bigger
- for Muslim women : long skirts, and abayas, head scarfs
- towels
See 200 Wellesley Fire: A Wish List from Residents — CommonCentsMom Blog
Response
200 Wellesley St. E. fire update - City of Toronto September 26, 2010
Blogs
- 200 Wellesley Fire: A Wish List from Residents - September 27, 2010
- Tears and Fears for 200 Wellesley Street - September 26, 2010
- Wellesley Street Fire Day 3 - September 26, 2010
- How to Help Wellesley Street Residents - September 26, 2010
- 4 Lessons from 200 Wellesley Street Fire - September 25, 2010
- Photos of the St. James Town fire - September 26, 2010 BlogTO
News Reports
- Highrise tenants wait to go home after fire - Toronto Sun
- Six-Alarm Fire At Wellesley Street Highrise - CityNews
