Toronto police have made an arrest after a person died in an Etobicoke house fire Wednesday night.

The man has been charged with arson, but that may change depending on the investigation, Const. Alex Li told the Star on Thursday. Police are expected to release more details later in the day.

Firefighters received the call at around 9:25 p.m. for a two-alarm fire. The victim was an occupant of a home on Stallion Place, near Highway 27 and Rexdale Boulevard.

“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 also taken to hospital due to minor injuries relating to extreme heat during search and rescue operations, paramedics said.

TY Tom Yun is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star's radio room in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @thetomyun