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Woman dead after house fire in central Brampton, police say

The scene of a fatal house fire in Brampton.
The scene of a fatal house fire in Brampton. Pascal Marchand

Peel Regional Police say a woman has died after a house fire in central Brampton early Monday.

Emergency crews were called to a house in the Cornwall Heights and Cornwall Road area, near Main Street South and Clarence Street, at around 12:35 a.m.

According to an update posted on Twitter by police, emergency crews arrived to find the house fully engulfed in flames.

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A woman was found by crews and taken to a local hospital by paramedics. Officers said the woman died at hospital.

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There were no other reported injuries as of Monday morning.

The cause and the circumstances of the fire weren’t disclosed. Police said the investigation is ongoing.

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