Toronto firefighters have extinguished a large two-alarm fire that occurred at a north Scarborough plaza Thursday afternoon.
Emergency crews were called to the property on Passmore Avenue by Middlefield Road, near McCowan Road and Steeles Avenue East, just before 2 p.m.
Thick black smoke billowed into the sky and it could be seen from kilometres away.
More than an hour after the blaze started, firefighters were able to contain it.
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It’s unclear where and how the fire started.
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There were no reports of any injuries.
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