No injuries in rooftop explosion, fire in downtown Toronto

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TORONTO, March 27 (Reuters) - A pair of ​explosions on the roof of ‌a downtown Toronto building prompted an emergency response on Friday but ​no one was injured, officials ​said.

Emergency crews responded after two ⁠explosions were heard and a ​billowing plume of smoke could ​be seen rising from a six-story commercial building in a densely populated area ​close to the city’s financial ​district.

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Deepak Chagger, a spokesperson with Toronto Fire ‌Services, ⁠said the fire broke out in an area of the roof where construction work was ​taking place. ​He ⁠said three propane cylinders had ruptured as a ​result of the fire.

Fire ​crews ⁠extinguished the fire and there were no injuries reported, Chagger said.

Reporting ⁠by ​Ryan Jones and ​Ismail Shakil; Writing by Christian Martinez; Editing ​by Scott Malone and Edmund Klamann

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