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Person dead after fire at junkyard in Toronto

Police at the scene of the fire on Union Street on Tuesday. Chris Dunseith / Global News

Officials say an investigation is underway after a person was found dead at the scene of a fire at a Toronto junkyard Tuesday morning.

Emergency crews were called to Union Street, near Weston Road and St. Clair Avenue West, at around 11 a.m.

A spokesperson for Toronto Fire Services said the fire was relatively small and was extinguished quickly.

Police said a person was found dead at the scene.

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The person’s cause of death, as well as the cause and origin of the fire, were unknown as of Tuesday afternoon.

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