Peel police say a man has died after a fire at a townhouse in Mississauga.
Local firefighters were called out to a residence at 7030 Copenhagen Road near Derry Road, just after 11 a.m.
Upon arrival crews found an active fire in what they describe as an old style town home.
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Mississauga Fire Chief Tim Beckett told Global news on scene that the fire quickly became a three alarm fire, however it was contained to three units of the townhouse complex.
Peel Regional Police Const. Rachel Gibbs said a male was removed from the home where the fire began without vital signs and pronounced dead at the scene.
The Ontario Fire Marshal has been called in to investigate.
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