A woman was found dead in home that had caught fire in Brampton on Monday, Jan. 13.

The fire occurred at 4 Fireside Drive near Navy Crescent and, according to a tweet from Peel police, a deceased female was located in the house.

Brampton Fire chief Bill Boyes said firefighters entered the home on Fireside Drive and quickly put out a fire on the first floor. They then found an adult woman dead.

“The origin, cause and circumstance of the fire” is still under investigation, Boyes said.

A tweet from Peel Regional Police said that the call for the fire came in at 3:02 p.m.

As of 4 p.m. on Monday, Brampton Fire was on the scene and roads were closed in the immediate vicinity of the area.

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