Toronto Authorities Investigating Fire at Jewish-Owned Deli Sprayed With ‘Free Palestine’ Graffiti

Published on January 3, 2024

Toronto emergency service officials are investigating a fire at a Jewish-owned grocery store in North York which was also sprayed with “Free Palestine” graffiti. Toronto Fire Services responded to a call on the morning of Jan. 3 at the International Delicatessen Foods at the corner of Steeles Avenue West and Petrolia Road. “We arrived on scene, investigated, there was smoke coming from the rear of the building, our crews made entry, put the fire out,”  Toronto Fire Services Captain Dan Viera told The Epoch Times, adding there were no reports of injuries. The fire official said investigators from the Ontario Fire Marshall, the fire department, and the Toronto Police Service (TPS) are on the scene to determine the cause, origin, and circumstances of the fire....