Toronto police say one person was killed in an industrial incident on Thursday.
Police say they received reports of equipment exploding at the west-end site.
Crews were called to the North Queen Street and Shorncliffe Road area just before 11:30 a.m.
They say a worker was hit by metal from the blast and died en route to hospital.
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The Ministry of Labour is investigating.
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