York Regional Police say one male is dead after a large fire tore through a home in Vaughan on Wednesday morning.

Const. Laura Nicolle says emergency crews were called to a home on Dante Court, near the intersection of Weston and Langstaff roads at 11:08 a.m. for a report of a fire.

The male was pronounced dead at the scene.

Firefighters say the fire has reached two alarms and crews are still working to extinguish it.

The cause of the fire is not yet known.