Man in his 70s dies, woman in her 70s critically injured in Toronto apartment fire

Toronto police say a man is dead and a woman is critically injured following an early morning apartment fire in the city’s east end.

Police say crews responded to reports of a fire shortly after midnight in the Gerrard Street East and Glenside Avenue area.

They say a man in his 70s has died in the blaze, while a woman in her 70s is critically injured.