A woman has been killed in an apartment building fire in the Weston Road and Eglinton Avenue area.

The woman, who has not been identified, died at the scene of the three-alarm blaze.

A man was also taken to hospital suffering serious smoke inhalation.

The fire broke out in an eighth-floor apartment on Oxford Drive, shortly before 1:30 a.m.

The victim was found in the burned-out apartment building.

The Fire Marshal's office is investigating the cause of the blaze.