Brad Pitt Successfuly Evacuated From Secure, Non-Burning Toronto Landmark

It wasn’t just the Lumenick/Ebert skirmish that took nearly a week to reach the states via specially trained Canadian gossip pigeons. Now we’re learning more about the fire that threatened Burn After Reading co-star Brad Pitt at his hotel in Toronto — or perhaps “threatened” is too strong a word. Maybe “damaged an adjacent complex while Pitt’s security detail freaked the fuck out” might be a little more on point, according to a report:

As Brad was leaving for the premiere on Sept. 5, a fire broke out at the condo complex next to the Park Hyatt, the hotel where Brad was staying, prompting authorities to evacuate the entire condo complex causing an evacuation of the entire condo complex next door.

“It was total chaos,” says an eyewitness. “His security team immediately decided to evacuate Brad to avoid any possible threat. He was surrounded by eight security men and four policemen — it was crazy. It was as if Brad was the president!”

Fortunately, there were no injuries. “A condo on the seventh floor of the building caught on fire, but luckily, no one was home at the time,” Stephan Powell, district chief with the Toronto Fire Services, tells Life & Style. “The whole population of the building — save for the affected apartment — was able to go back to their apartments within three hours.”

To be clear, Pitt’s family was not in attendance — no Chosen Blobs were in danger. Still, better safe than sorry, we say — we’ve got an Oscar bet to win here.

• BRAD PITT DODGES FIRE IN TORONTO! [Life & Style]