A person has died and another person has been seriously injured after an explosion at a chemical plant in Toronto Wednesday morning.
Emergency crews were called to a plant at the corner of Beth Nealson Drive and Wicksteed Avenue, southwest of Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue East, just after 9:50 a.m.
A Toronto Fire Services spokesperson told Global News there was some sort of chemical reaction that led to an explosion and a fire. The representative said crews were able to extinguish the fire soon after arriving.
A spokesperson for Toronto Paramedics said a patient died and a second person was taken to a trauma centre. The Toronto Fire Services representative said one of those patients had serious burns. Others were also treated for less severe injuries.
Plant employees were evacuated from the facility.
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Toronto police officers closed roads and a rail line in the area as part of the emergency response.
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