One person dead after 2-alarm Brampton fire

Firefighters battle 2-alarm blaze in Brampton. TWITTER/Brampton Fire

Posted October 21, 2023 11:16 am.

Last Updated October 21, 2023 1:22 pm.

One person is dead and three others hospitalized following a two-alarm blaze in Brampton.

Firefighters were called to a home on Hollybush Street in the area of Dixie Road and Sandalwood Parkway East just after 9:30 a.m. Saturday and were met with heavy smoke and flames.

Peel police say one person has been pronounced dead.

Paramedics transported a woman and two children to local hospitals. The ages were not immediately available.

The Office of the Fire Marshal has been called in to investigate.

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