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City clearing another homeless encampment in Toronto, citing fire hazard
About 12 residents left after the city cited fire risks from accumulated combustible materials, with some accepting shelter offers and others reluctant, officials said.
- The city of Toronto cleared a homeless encampment outside St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church, citing fire hazard risks.
- Residents were offered shelter space, but many were reluctant to accept due to concerns of violence in shelters.
- The eviction came a day after a book detailing the church's fight to keep the encampment open won a literary award.
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City clears homeless encampment in Toronto's Kensington Market
About 12 residents of the encampment outside St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church in the Kensington Market neighbourhood left on Thursday after Toronto Fire Services issued an order for the removal of all flammable materials due to increased fire risk.
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