The province’s Special Investigations Unit provided an update Saturday afternoon into an investigation of fatal fire that occurred in a downtown highrise Friday night.

The SIU initially stated officers arrived shortly after 10 p.m. to 220 Victoria Street, near Shuter Street for calls for an assault. The initial statement also said two investigators and two forensic investigators have been assigned to the case. In an update Saturday afternoon, the SIU said officers arrived on scene shortly after 8 p.m. and that three investigators and two forensic investigators were now assigned to the case. A post-mortem of the victim is set to be conducted Sunday morning at 10 a.m. in Toronto.

Most residents of 220 Victoria Street, near Shuter Street, could re-enter their units this morning after being evacuated Friday night, Toronto Police Const. David Hopkinson said.

“Except for a few that may be in the direct vicinity of where the fire occurred,” Hopkinson said. Police said they are not releasing the number of affected units or residents at this time.

Police arrived shortly after 8 p.m. on Friday to the apartment building and made their way to a unit on the 12 floor and forced the door open. They saw flames inside the apartment and tried to communicate with a 32-year-old man residing in the unit.

Toronto Fire Services brought the man out of the unit and he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the SIU.

The SIU is mandated to investigate any incident involving police where there had been serious injury or death.

“In this case, police were present in the building and attempting to communicate with the man prior to his death,” Monica Hudson, SIU communications, wrote in an email.

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