Fire officials say the blaze started in the garage and are reminding people to avoid overloading a circuit with 'octopus outlets.'

One person was taken to hospital and treated for smoke inhalation and minor burns following a fire at a Burlington townhouse.

Investigators say the structure suffered an estimated $150,000 of damage.

The Burlington Fire Department rushed to a high rise on Nelson Avenue near Lakeshore Road and Maple Avenue shortly after 9 p.m. on Monday.

The city of Burlington says 40 people were evacuated with 18 being assessed by paramedics.

The Fire Marshal's Office has been called in to investigate an industrial fire in Burlington.

Heavy smoke was billowing from a second storey unit when emergency crews arrived at the building on Lakeshore Road, east of Appleby Line at about 9 a.m.

The fire broke out on the back porch of a home on Blind Line around 4 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Police have closed Harvester Road at South Service Road and Fraser Drive.

The office of the Ontario Fire Marshal and Mississauga Fire are looking to determine what caused an explosion at a mixed commercial and residential building early Sunday morning.