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Two elderly women injured by downed utility wires
North Riverdale residents hurt when tree branches fell on wires near Danforth and Broadview.
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Two elderly women were injured by downed utility wires in North Riverdale on Saturday afternoon.
Toronto police responded to reports of downed wires near Danforth and Broadview Avenues at approximately 1:30 p.m. Tree branches had fallen on the wires, causing the two women to suffer non-life-threatening injuries. Police, firefighters, and paramedics attended the scene.
Eastbound Danforth Avenue was closed from Broadview Avenue during the response.