Restaurant destroyed in 2-alarm fire in Scarborough

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A restaurant was destroyed in a two-alarm fire in Scarborough early Monday morning, prompting a major response from Toronto Fire Services.Fire crews were called to 4401 Sheppard Ave. E., near Sheppard Avenue East and Brimley Road, at approximately 3:29 a.m. for reports of a restaurant on fire.According to Toronto Fire, crews arrived to find the building fully involved in flames, leading officials to upgrade the incident to a second alarm.The intensity of the fire forced firefighters into a defensive attack, focusing on containing the blaze and preventing it from spreading to nearby buildings.Photos from the scene shows the business engulfed in flames, with the structure appearing to have been completely destroyed by the fire.Toronto Fire said crews remained on scene Monday morning, with the bulk of the fire knocked down. No injuries have been reported.