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In Google searches from across Canada, “cn tower fire today” and “did the cn tower catch on fire” were rising in popularity. “Did the cn tower burn” was also gaining traction.

The video was posted by an account that has posted many similar videos. In the past week alone, the account has posted clips of the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum, Big Ben, the Sydney Opera House, the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Statue of Liberty and the Golden Gate Bridge on fire.

Comments on the videos of the CN Tower 鈥� one of which portrays the tower sitting directly on Toronto鈥檚 waterfront, while another seems to show 海角社区官网with multiple major rivers running through it 鈥� were quick to call out the fake video.

鈥淚鈥檓 2 blocks away from CN Tower and it鈥檚 totally fine,鈥� one user wrote.

鈥淪top the fake news pls, I鈥檓 living in front of the tower,鈥� another said.

It鈥檚 not the first time the CN Tower has been at the centre of a mistaken fire. In 2015, during a rehearsal for the Pan Am Games opening ceremony, a large plume of smoke billowed off the tower鈥檚 observation deck and was visible from as far away as Scarborough. Organizers said the smoke was caused by fireworks.

At the time, 海角社区官网Fire said they were aware of the rehearsal but had 鈥渘o idea of the volume of smoke鈥� it would produce.

In 2017, an . The fire required firefighters to climb about 100 feet up a ladder.

鈥淚t鈥檚 in a unique location, which makes it awkward to get to,鈥� 海角社区官网Fire Services District Chief Stephan Powell said. 鈥淲e had various extinguishers with us. It鈥檚 a very confined space 鈥� Firefighters had to use their ingenuity to get to it and deal with it.鈥�