Police investigate suspected arson at Etobicoke burger joint

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Police were called to a occurrence aboriginal Tuesday greeting astatine an Etobicoke-based Burger's Priest restaurant, successful what they fishy is simply a lawsuit of arson.

CCTV footage obtained by CBC shows an idiosyncratic breaking successful and moving distant aft a occurrence starts

Arrthy Thayaparan · CBC News

· Posted: Jul 15, 2025 3:40 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

Security footage captures suspected arson astatine Etobicoke restaurant

CCTV footage obtained by CBC News shows the moments earlier a suspected arsonist acceptable an Etobicoke-based Burger's Priest edifice ablaze.

Police are investigating a suspected arson astatine a Burger's Priest determination successful Etobicoke aft a occurrence broke retired astatine the edifice aboriginal Tuesday morning. 

Officers and occurrence crews responded to a occurrence astatine the accelerated nutrient edifice near The Queensway and The East Mall around  3:20 a.m., Toronto constabulary said successful a post connected X. 

Red vans with Toronto Fire Services are parked extracurricular  of a Burger's Priest restaurant.

A occurrence astatine a Burger's Priest edifice successful Etobicoke is being investigated arsenic a suspected arson, constabulary say. (John Sandeman/CBC)

In CCTV footage obtained by CBC, an individual is seen smashing a model and climbing into the restaurant. Moments aboriginal they're seen coming retired and sprinting distant arsenic a occurrence explodes wrong the building.

Police said no 1 was injured and that determination are nary suspects astatine this time. 

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Arrthy Thayaparan is simply a Toronto-based multimedia journalist. She's funny successful health, clime and assemblage stories. She has antecedently worked astatine Reuters and CBC Vancouver. You tin interaction her astatine [email protected].

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