York Regional Police say firefighters are battling a large fire at an industrial building in Schomberg on Monday morning.
Crews were called to Aerospace Metal Finishing on Proctor Road near Highway 27 and Highway 9 at around 5:22 a.m.
Businesses within a half-kilometre radius of the building were evacuated around 6 a.m. out of an abundance of caution, police say.
Police say there is no immediate threat to public safety, noting there is a concern of toxic chemicals inside the burning building but adding that this is not confirmed to be a risk.
“Were not sure what all the chemicals are in the building. We know that there is sulfuric acid and so for that reason we decided to evacuate the area surrounding the facility,” Jason Ballantyne King Township spokesperson said.
There are no reports of injuries.
“Fortunately, our fire department is only a few hundred metres away from the building so they were able to respond very quickly,” Ballantyne said.
It is unknown what caused the fire, but police say there is no indication that it is criminal in nature.
The fire has not yet been extinguished, but firefighters say they have the fire under control and are tackling numerous hot spots.
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