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At approximately 1610hr a fire call was made due to an explosion in the meet processing section of the Paltella Choice Foods facility located in the South West corner of the QEW and Appleby Line interchange in Burlington, Ontario. A fire quickly ensued and employees were safely evacuated without any injuries.

By 1700 the roof had collapsed and thick, apparently toxic smoke was blanketing the area towards the S-SW of the fire site. Provincial and regional police services responded securing the area and the Burlington Fire Department was assisted by ladder trucks and personnel from Hamilton and Oakville fire services for a total of 40 firefighters and 14 vehicles responding.