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Crews tackle 2-alarm house fire in Brampton

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A fire broke out at a home overnight in the Mavis Rd. and Highway 407 area, and officials say the blaze is now under control.

At least one person was treated by paramedics after fire crews responded to a 2-alarm house fire at a home in Brampton overnight.

Emergency crews were called to a home on Tumbleweed Trail, in the area of Mavis Road and Steeles Avenue West, shortly after midnight for reports of a basement fire.

Brampton Fire and Emergency Services said around 12:40 a.m. that all occupants of the home got out and that firefighters were working to control smoke and flames.

About half-an-hour later they said the fire was under control but that crews would remain on scene to monitor for hotspots.

Images from the scene showed paramedics taking one person on a stretcher into an ambulance. The extent of their injuries was not clear.

The cause of the fire is not yet known.