OTTAWA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The explosion that happened in a coffee shop in Canada's Toronto was a "possible criminal" case, local fire department said.
Forensic investigators talk with a uniformed member of the Toronto police department outside a Tim Hortons coffee shop in downtown Toronto April 2. (Xinhua/Reuters) Daryl Fuglerud, a spokesman with Toronto's fire department, said the investigation has been turned over to police because it was a "possible criminal" case.
One man was killed in the explosion.
Fuglerud told reporters the man who died had burns to his body.But there was not much of a fire, he said.
The blast occurred in the washroom of Tim Hortons, a chain snack food store located near the intersection of Yonge and Bloor Streets,just after 1 p.m.local time, Canadian Television reported.
No other injuries were reported.
Police have cordoned off approximately one city block and evacuated the area as a precaution.
Emergency officials and an explosives disposal unit is now on the scene. Police have began investigation, but the cause of the blast is unknown yet. Enditem
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