Man in 40s dead after fire at Scarborough motel

A man in his 40s is dead after a fire at a Scarborough motel Monday morning, officials say.

A Toronto Fire Services spokesperson told Global News crews were called to the Roycroft Motel on Kingston Road, just east of McCowan Road, at 7:05 a.m.

The spokesperson said there was smoke visible when crews arrived and a door to an affected unit was locked.

The fire was extinguished a short time later.

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The spokesperson said paramedics performed CPR on a person in the unit.

Toronto police tweeted that a man in his 40s was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Officers later said he died.

There is no word on what caused the fire.