1 person dead after being pulled from fire at Brampton apartment building

One person has died in hospital after being pulled from a residential fire in Brampton.

One person has been pronounced dead following a fire at an apartment building in Brampton.

Crews were called to the building at Kennedy and Tullamore roads at around 8:20 a.m.

An image shared from the scene by Brampton Fire and Emergency Services shows smoke billowing out of one of the units, apparently on the second floor.

Peel Regional Paramedic Services said they transported one person to a local hospital in critical condition.

Peel Regional Police said a short time later that the person was pronounced dead in hospital.

At least four other people were being assessed at the scene for minor injuries, paramedics said.

It is not yet clear how the fire started.