Homicide detectives investigating death of man found in Scarborough restaurant after fire

Toronto Fire said crews were able to put out the blaze and found a deceased male inside the building.

Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man who was pulled from a fire at a restaurant in Scarborough early Saturday morning.

Emergency crews were called to Molon Lave Taverna, a restaurant in the area of Kennedy Road and Lawrence Avenue East, just before 2 a.m. for reports of an active fire.

Toronto Fire said crews were able to put out the blaze and found a deceased male inside the building. The man has now been identified by police as O’Brien Todd, a 26-year-old Toronto resident.

In a news release issued Saturday night, Toronto police said the incident is now the subject of a homicide investigation.

According to police, through investigation, officers learned that a vehicle was seen fleeing the area at the time of the fire.

The vehicle is believed to be a 2021 white Acura RDX with Ontario licence plate CCPC 739. The vehicle was reported stolen from Peel Region.