Rupert Hotel Fire
On December 23rd 1989 a fire roared through the Rupert House Hotel, a licensed rooming house on this site. Despite the heroic efforts of firefighters and several tenants, ten people died in the blaze, making it one of the worst fires in the history of Toronto. The tragedy sparked action by municipal and provincial governments and community organizations to improve the conditions in rooming houses throughout Toronto. This plaque was dedicated by the City of Toronto and the Rupert Coalition in a special ceremony on May 18, 1993 in memory of the ten who died.
Donna Marie Cann
Stanley Blake Dancy
Edward Finnigan
Cedomir Sakotic
Vernon Stone
Vincent Joseph Clarke
David Donald Didow
John Thomas Flint
Ralph Oral Stone
Victor Paul Whyte
Plaque via Alan L. Brown's site Toronto Plaques. Full page here.