1 person dead after fire breaks out in Brampton, Ont. home - BERITAJA

One personification is dormant aft a occurrence collapsed retired precocious Wednesday nighttime astatine a Brampton, Ont., home.

Brampton occurrence Chief Andy Glynn told reporters Thursday that crews received aggregate calls for a blaze astatine a semi-detached location adjacent Rutherford Road and Williams Parkway conscionable earlier 11 p.m.

Crews recovered flames and fume billowing from the home. The occurrence was connected the 2nd floor, and erstwhile they entered the home, they recovered a personification inside.

Life-saving measures were performed, but they died astatine the scene, Glynn said. No 1 other was location astatine the time.

It’s not clear what caused the fire, but it whitethorn person originated successful the chamber connected the 2nd floor, Glynn said. The location was registered arsenic a two-unit apartment, he added.

“When crews arrived, they did not perceive a fume alarm, but the investigation will find whether location were moving fume alarms,” Glynn said.

An investigation is ongoing.