Noronic fire in Toronto
December 2, 2025
The SS Noronic and the disaster in Toronto Harbour in the early morning 1949
On my walk through Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, I visited the grave of those who were killed—and the hundreds more who were injured—in the early-morning fire aboard the SS Noronic, still the single greatest loss of life in Toronto’s history. The luxury cruise ship Noronic was built for passenger and package-freight service on the […]