Toronto police say officer pulled woman on fire from tent

A woman has life-threatening injuries after police say she was found on fire inside a tent in Toronto’s west end.

Police say an officer has minor injuries after pulling the woman from the tent.

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They say the officer was near Lake Shore Boulevard and Eighth Street for reports of an assault when they found the woman on fire inside a tent.

Police did not immediately say whether the reported assault and the fire were believed to be connected.

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Paramedics say they rushed an adult woman to hospital from the scene with severe life-threatening injuries.

Firefighters say they responded to a fire burning a wooden structure leaned against an abandoned building at the scene.

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