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Police respond to reports of up to ‘500 people fighting’ in Mississauga, Ont.

A Peel Regional Police cruiser is seen at the 12 Division station. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

Police say a 500 person “fight” reported in Mississauga Monday evening, was a Diwali celebration.

In a tweet Monday, Peel Regional Police said officers received reports of a fight in the area of Goreway and Etude drives at around 9:41 p.m.

Police said they received reports between 400 and 500 people were fighting in a local parking lot.

Fireworks were set off in a mall parking lot, officers told Global News, although Peel police were not sure if this led to the altercation. No arrests have been made.

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Paramedics assessed one male patient at the scene, police said.

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In an update Tuesday, police said there was a “large gathering of people” who were “yelling” and “screaming.”

However, police said there was “no large fight.”

“It appeared to be a large crowds there for Diwali celebration,” police told Global News in an email.

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