One person died after a fire in a Toronto apartment on Saturday morning.
In a tweet, Toronto police said that emergency services responded to an incident in the area of Victoria Park Avenue and O’Connor Drive at around 8:11 a.m. on Saturday.
There were reports of smoke coming from an apartment on the eighth floor of a building, police said.
Capt. Bill Papakonstantino of Toronto fire told Global News crews forced entry into a unit, where they were met with heavy smoke and flames. Firefighers were able to battle control of the blaze and extinguish it, he said.
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Crews discovered someone inside the apartment and took them to paramedics for treatment.
“They have been pronounced deceased,” police said.
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Toronto paramedics told Global News the deceased person is a woman.
There is no word yet on how the fire started.
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