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Residents return home after firefighters get industrial blaze under control

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WATCH ABOVE: Some residents living in the area of Mulock Avenue and Junction Road in the Junction were evacuated from their homes because of an industrial fire which broke out early Saturday morning. Erica Vella reports – Feb 11, 2017

An evacuation order has been lifted and residents are beginning to return home after firefighters got a five-alarm warehouse fire in the Junction area under control Saturday.

Capt. David Eckerman told Global News that the fire is under control but firefighters are still battling hot spots.

Toronto Fire responded to a call at 5:08 a.m. to the Topper Linen Supply warehouse on 22 Mulock Avenue early Saturday morning after a police officer on patrol had noticed smoke coming from the roof of the building.

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Firefighters have not been able to go inside the building because the floors are unstable after being burned through, Eckerman said.

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The fire was initially deemed to be a three-alarm at 5:37 a.m., but was upgraded to a five-alarm by 10:30 a.m. due to the number of trucks and firefighters that responded to the scene.

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There have been no injuries reported. Some homes in the area had been evacuated solely as a precautionary measure due to some chemicals that were stored in the back of the building, fire officials said.

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Ontario’s Office of the Fire Marshal is expected to attend to the scene.

The cause of the fire is still unknown.

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