Toronto firefighters responded to a three-alarm blaze in a building on St. Clair Avenue West just east of Runnymede Road Friday morning

St. Clair Avenue West was closed from Runnymede to Britannia while crews worked at the scene. TTC vehicles also diverted around the area before regular service resumed just after 11 a.m.

There were reports of heavy smoke in the area and Toronto Fire reported pulling two dogs from the fire. Their condition is not known.

Crews were called to the address at 2417 St. Clair Ave. W. at 6:43 a.m. The building is a three-storey structure with a store at ground level and apartments above.

<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TorontoFire?src=hash">#TorontoFire</a> rescued 2 dogs from 3 Alarm on St Clair W - their condition is unknown at this time. —@Toronto_Fire

ALL CLEAR: The delay at Runnymede and St Clair has cleared. 71A Runnymede has returned to regular routing. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TTC?src=hash">#TTC</a> —@TTCnotices