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4 firefighters injured battling warehouse fire

A wall collapsed and trapped the firefighters; 1 firefighter is in critical condition and the other 3 are stable

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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Four firefighters have been injured and one of them is in critical condition after battling a three-alarm fire at an industrial storage warehouse in Mississauga, Ont., early this morning.

The firefighters were being treated in hospital after a wall collapsed and an explosion at the facility at 2797 Thamesgate Drive, in Malton, just north of Toronto Pearson International Airport, reportedly trapped the four firefighters briefly.

“They were right at the door, from the reports we’ve had from our personnel, when the building exploded. There was no advanced warning ... it will obviously involve an extensive investigation to find out why that happened,” says City of Mississauga Deputy Fire Chief Greg Laing.

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