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A four-alarm industrial fire in Etobicoke, the second major fire at the same waste transfer station in less than a year, is now under control after briefly impacting visibility on a nearby highway Tuesday morning, authorities say.
The fire broke out around 3:45 a.m. at a waste transfer station near Disco Road and Highway 427 and raged for hours before crews were able to get it under control, Commander John Carson told reporters around 7:30 a.m.
Police warned that heavy smoke from the fire was reducing visibility on Highway 427 and surrounding roads, but Carson said smoke has since dissipated and should have no impact on drivers.
Initially reported as a three-alarm fire, it was upgraded to a four-alarm fire due to resources needed at the scene, he said. No one was injured.
The waste transfer station experienced another major fire in October, when over 100 firefighters worked overnight to extinguish a five-alarm blaze there.
There is no immediate indication of the cause of Tuesday’s fire and it is not considered suspicious, but authorities will be investigating, Carson said.
Construction material and insulation had caught on fire in a remote portion of the building, he said. There is no immediately apparent structural damage, aside from a small section of the roof directly over the fire.
There are multiple road closures in effect around the building, Toronto police said in a post on X. Atwell Road is closed and Disco Road is closed between Carlingview and Highway 427.