Crews were called to the facility, located near Winston Churchill Boulevard and Steeles Avenue West at 8:16 a.m. Sunday.

At least one employee has died as a result of COVID-19, in addition to 25 confirmed cases, and the ministry has launched an investigation.

Maple Lodge employees from Brampton who spoke to Global News said they were scared about what they were seeing on the job.

There are at least two dozen cases of COVID-19 at a Maple Lodge Farms meat-processing facility in Brampton, Ont., according to public health officials.

"Given the prevalence of the virus in our communities and the large number of people we employ, we were prepared for this eventuality," Maple Lodge Farms said in a statement on their website.

Maple Lodge Farms is investing $8 million to expand its Curtis Chicks chicken hatchery in Port Hope.

A Canadian meat processor must pay a $6,000 penalty for allowing thousands of free-range hens on their way to slaughter to suffer in frigid conditions, the Federal Court of Appeal has ruled.

An animal rights group has filed a complaint against one of Canada's largest chicken producers, alleging the company makes "numerous false and misleading claims."

Maple Lodge Farms, one of Ontario's top chicken producers, is launching an investigation after an animal rights group posted video footage it says shows “horrific animal abuse” inside a Brampton, Ontario slaughter house.