Toronto Fire Services said one person was rescued from a commercial building fire in Etobicoke early Thursday morning.
Officials said emergency crews arrived on scene around 6 a.m. and located a building on fire near Carrier Drive and Albion Road.
Firefighters managed to rescue a man and his cat from the second floor. He and his pet were uninjured.
Initial reports indicate the two-alarm blaze started in an air conditioning unit near the front of the roof.
Toronto Fire said 12 trucks and 45 firefighters were dispatched to the scene.
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The fire was quickly contained but a portion of Carrier Drive remains closed as crews deal with hot spots.
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