A man has been pronounced dead after a fire in Toronto on Monday evening.
Emergency services were called to the area of Keele Street and Yore Road, near Eglinton Avenue, around 7:30 p.m. for reports of a basement fire.
Toronto fire told Global News one person was found in the basement unit and had serious injuries. Paramedics said the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Firefighters later confirmed the news.
“Tragically the occupant has been pronounced as deceased,” Toronto fire said in a post on social media.
Toronto police said road closures were in place.
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