The scene after a house exploded in Mississauga on March 23, 2026. (Tony Fera/CITYNEWS)
One person has died in a house explosion in Mississauga late Monday night, Peel police say.
Emergency crews were called to the home near Mavis and Bristol roads at around 10:30 p.m. and found it engulfed in flames.
Peel police tell 680 NewsRadio there was an explosion, and damage to the home was extensive.
Police initially said there were no injuries but that a body was discovered once it was safe to go inside.
Cst. Tyler Bell Morena said everyone associated with the home has been accounted for, so they aren’t sure who the person was.
“We had no reason to believe that anyone should have been in the home that’s associated with the residents at the time,” said Bell-Morena. “We were able to make contact with everybody in the residence or verify the well-being of those people, corroborating the fact that there should be nobody inside. When investigators went into the threshold that was safe, they made the discovery.”
Police said on Wednesday that the victim is a man but did not release his identity pending notification of next of kin. An autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death.
The Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office has started its investigation, and heavy machinery was brought in to clear the debris on Wednesday.
“The structure right now is unstable, and that’s why no one has conducted a more thorough search,” said Bell-Morena.
The cause and origin of the explosion have not yet been determined.
“If any of those investigations determine any type of criminality, Peel Regional Police will be conducting the follow-up on that and looking who is responsible,” added Bell-Morena.