A woman is dead after a fire broke out in a Brampton home Monday afternoon.
Emergency services responded to a call about a fire in the area of Fireside Drive and Navy Crescent just after 3 p.m.
Peel police said the fire was knocked down and the woman was found dead inside the home.
The Office of the Fire Marshal is investigating.
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At this time, there is no confirmation whether the fire is suspicious or not.
The incident marks the fourth fire-related death in the GTA in the past 24 hours.
In Oakville, a man and woman died of injuries sustained in a house fire on Princess Anne Crescent Monday night.
Toronto homicide detectives are also investigating a fire at a Scarborough apartment that claimed the life of a woman in the area of Warden Avenue and Sheppard Avenue East.
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