Body found in shed after fire in Brampton; police investigating

Crews are on the scene of a shed fire in Brampton on Thursday, July 9, 2026. (CTV News)

Peel police are investigating after a body was discovered in a Brampton shed where a fire broke out on Thursday.

Police say they got a call at 3:45 p.m. for a shed on fire near Steeles Avenue and Bramalea Road.

After crews extinguished the fire, the body of what is believed to be a male was located in the shed, police say.

The cause and circumstances of his death are not immediately known. Police did not say if the death was suspicious.

Police say the cause of the fire is also unknown.