Fire crews battle a large blaze in Burlington

Fire crews had to battle a large fire on Pettit Road, in the area of Guelph Line and the QEW, in Burlington today.

Firefighters were called to the scene around 10 a.m.

Fire on pettit Road off Industrial St @CHCHNews @TheSpec #BurlON pic.twitter.com/n85ie7KpDd

— Andrew Durbillionaire 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@dahappyhooligan) March 12, 2021

Police are on-scene with @BurlingtonFire for a large fire in the area of Pettit Rd and Mountainside Dr in Burlington. Mountainside Dr closed from Stanley Dr to Royal Dr. Pettit Rd closed from Mountainside Dr to Industrial St

— Halton Police (@HaltonPolice) March 12, 2021

.@BurlingtonFire Crews are responding to an industrial fire in the area of Guelph Line and QEW. Residents are asked to avoid unnecessary travel in the area and to keep windows closed as there is heavy smoke. #BurlON

— City of Burlington (@cityburlington) March 12, 2021

Officials say the fire was accidental and the flames were caused by gasoline being transferred inside the building. One person was hurt and was taken to hospital.