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1 person injured after fire at Toronto cargo container yard

Emergency responders were dispatched to two separate fires overnight Friday. File photo of a Toronto Fire truck. Gord Edick / Global News

One person is injured after a fire in Toronto, officials say.

Toronto fire told Global News the blaze broke out at a commercial or industrial cargo container yard on Rexdale Boulevard on Friday.

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Fire officials said one person was injured and was being treated at the scene by paramedics.

The severity of their injuries was not immediately clear.

Toronto fire said the blaze had been knocked down and contained, but crews remained at the scene to look for additional embers in the container.

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