One person has been found dead inside a camper van that was engulfed by a fire in a grocery store parking lot in North York Sunday evening.

Toronto Police Service (TPS) say they were called to 1400 Victoria Park Avenue, just south of Eglinton Avenue East, at around 6 p.m. for reports of a vehicle fire.

When TPS and Toronto Fire arrived, they found a camper van engulfed in flames and after crews extinguished the fire, officers located a deceased person inside.

Police say they are actively investigating the incident, however they have not released any further information about the victim or the suspected cause of the fire.

TPS is asking anyone with information or anyone who may have been in the area at the time of the fire to contact police.