Cops say residents had been out of country when fire broke out late Monday in Select Crt.-Mirage Place area<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n You can save this article by registering for free here<\/a>. Or sign-in<\/a> if you have an account.<\/p>\n Investigators are probing the circumstances surrounding a suspicious house fire late Monday in Mississauga that led to the discovery of a body.<\/p>\n Advertisement 2<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY<\/p>\n Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.<\/p>\n SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.<\/p>\n REGISTER \/ SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.<\/p>\n THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.<\/p>\n Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authors<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Peel Regional Police said first responders were called to a home in the Select Crt.-Mirage Place area<\/a> just before 11 p.m., saying at the time that there were unknown injuries and that the blaze was contained to a single residence.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Officials said a body was found inside the building, which police said contained a main unit and a basement apartment.<\/p>\n The age and identity of the deceased had yet to be determined, although police said they were not a resident of the home.<\/p>\n \u2018Large\u2019 fire, explosion reported at scene<\/p>\n Jim Demetriou, a media relations and communications strategist with the Office of the Fire Marshall, told media Tuesday that they were told that the fire was \u201clarge\u201d and that an explosion was reported, although it was unclear which happened first.<\/p>\n Your Midday Sun<\/p>\n Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Advertisement 3<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n He said officials were still trying to determine those facts and were awaiting heavy equipment to arrive on Wednesday to help with the investigation.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have investigators that were on site earlier and will be returning tomorrow,\u201d Demetriou said. \u201cWe are here to find the origin, cause and circumstances around the fire that has occurred here.\u201d<\/p>\n Const. Ty Bell said police had accounted for everyone who lived in the home, adding they were out of the country at the time of the fire.<\/p>\n RECOMMENDED VIDEO We apologize, but this video has failed to load.<\/p>\n Play VideoIdentity of deceased unclear<\/p>\n He said they were still trying to determine why the body was inside the building, suggesting they may have been someone who was keeping an eye on the home, but that there was nothing \u201cconcrete\u201d at the moment.<\/p>\n Advertisement 4<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n \u201cRight now, we\u2019ve got the difficult task of trying to determine who is the individual\u201d who died, he said. \u201cWe don\u2019t have particulars yet as to age or gender \u2026 and our investigators are trying to follow up with that.\u201d<\/p>\n Bell said that the coroner\u2019s office was working to determine a cause of death for the deceased, but that nothing \u201cstands out right now that this is a criminal investigation.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t know what happened, we don\u2019t know the cause of death, so it\u2019s going to be treated ultimately as suspicious,\u201d he said. \u201c(But) there\u2019s nothing overtly to indicate that any criminality has happened here.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s obviously subject to change, these investigations are complex.\u201d<\/p>\n Read More<\/p>\n Man accused of being ‘prolific dangerous driver’ busted by cops in Brampton<\/p>\n![\"Peel](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0225-na-peel-arrests.jpg\")
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