Toronto police have identified the victim in a suspected arson fire that took place in Etobicoke on Wednesday.

Yvonne Bachelor-Vassell, 61, a Toronto woman died in a two-alarm fire at a home on Stallion Place near Highway 27 and Rexdale Boulevard.

Firefighters received the call at around 9:25 p.m.

A man has since been charged with arson. Police haven’t publicly named the suspect. Investigators are waiting for final reports from the Ontario Fire Marshall's Office and post-mortem examination results.

“The inside of the building is absolutely scorched. The heat was so bad that it actually melted the shed in the rear of the building,” deputy fire chief Jim Jessop told reporters.

A firefighter was taken to hospital due to minor injuries relating to extreme heat during search and rescue operations, paramedics said.