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One person dead following fire at Toronto park: police

A Toronto Police Services logo is shown at headquarters, in Toronto, on Friday, August 9, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

One person is dead following a fire at a Toronto park, police say.

According to the service, police received the call shortly after 3:05 p.m. for reports that a person was on fire.

Read more: 1 man hospitalized in ‘serious’ condition after Toronto fire: officials

Toronto Fire confirmed with Global News that they were called to a site on Lawrence Avenue East near the Don Valley Parkway.

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Both police and fire officials told Global News that the person was pronounced deceased.

The person’s age or gender was not released at the time.

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It is unclear how the fire started.

The investigation is ongoing, police said.

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