Parents of Ontario woman who suffered severe burns from a street tent fire urge action on homelessness

In the middle of the night last week, a makeshift tent went up in flames in London, Ont., where Olivia and her friends were sleeping on a sidewalk.

Olivia, 31, suffered burns to nearly half of her body and is still fighting for her life at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, her parents say.

Sean and Stephanie, who live in Brantford, are now thanking Olivia’s network of friends, many of whom are unhoused or street-involved, for supporting Olivia over the five or so years she’s lived in London.

CBC News has agreed not to name Olivia and her parents, who share a last name, to protect the woman’s privacy. Her parents’