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Drake tried to shut down Dundas Street. Toronto Fire said NO.

Your boy Drake just tried to shut down Dundas Street, fam!

Okay but real talk—you know how our guy Drake loves to rep the 6ix hard, right? Like, he practically *is* Toronto sometimes. Well, he pulled a stunt this week that had Toronto Fire Services stepping in, and dude, it was peak Toronto chaos. To tease his new album, *Iceman*, someone built this massive, like, absolutely *massive* ice sculpture right in a parking lot at 81 Dundas Street, near Yonge-Dundas Square. It was supposed to be this huge reveal, probably attracting a whole crowd of fans, you know?

### What went down

Instead, Toronto Fire Chief Jim Jessop had to drop a statement about "dangerous and unsafe activities" happening around it. So what did they do? They went there and started melting the thing with hoses and breaking it apart! Like, the City of Toronto literally had to put out a fire (or, you know, a potential stampede hazard) by melting ice. You can't make this stuff up.

* **Location:** 81 Dundas Street, steps from Yonge-Dundas Square. * **The Cause:** Giant ice sculpture teasing Drake's *Iceman* album. * **The Problem:** Toronto Fire Services deemed activities around it "dangerous and unsafe." * **The Resolution:** Fire crews hosed it down and broke it apart.

It just goes to show you, even if you're Drake, the city's gonna make sure things are safe, even if it means ruining your album drop spectacle. This is our city, fam, and we love our artists, but we also love not having a public safety hazard in the middle of downtown. Imagine the traffic on Dundas if that thing got out of hand!

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