A woman has died after being pulled out of a house fire in Etobicoke, Tuesday night, according to Toronto Fire.

Toronto fire first received reports of a blaze coming out of a basement at 371 Rathburn Road east of the East Mall shortly after 8 p.m.

Upon arrival, they saw fire coming from the house and learned that a woman in the basement was unable to self-evacuate.

After entering the home, the woman was transferred to paramedics and taken to hospital. The fire has since been knocked down.

Rathburn from The East Mall to Meadowbank Road were closed pending the investigation.