Provincial police have closed Highway 400 in both directions between Finch Avenue and Highway 401 in Toronto.
"This is all due to an ongoing investigation that Toronto Fire and Toronto Police are dealing with in an area near Arrow Road and the 400," OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said on Twitter around 11:30 a.m.
"There is a fire with apparently toxic smoke of some sort emanating from a structure," he added.
As a result, there is an evacuation being undertaken in that area, the sergeant said.
Schmidt said he could not provide a timeline for how long the highway closure could be in place.
OPP are also advising motorists that they should expect alternate routes in the area to be "very busy" in the meantime.
Highway closure #Hwy400 between Finch and #Hwy401 https://t.co/JeFL1E9IYk
— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) April 14, 2021
