Particular person in crucial situation after central Hamilton fireplace, chief says

Particular person in crucial situation after central Hamilton fireplace, chief says

Hamilton

Hamilton’s fireplace chief says an individual is in ‘grave to crucial situation’ after a fireplace within the decrease metropolis early Sunday morning.

The fireplace badly broken a unit within the 18-floor condominium constructing early Sunday morning

A Hamilton fire truck.
A fireplace early Sunday morning left one individual in crucial situation, in line with town’s fireplace chief. (Dan Taekema/CBC)

Hamilton’s fireplace chief says an individual is in “grave to crucial situation” after a fireplace within the decrease metropolis early Sunday morning.

Dave Cunliffe stated in an e-mail firefighters responded to a fireplace at 95 Hess Avenue South — an 18-storey condominium constructing — simply earlier than 2 a.m.

Firefighters discovered “heavy smoke and excessive warmth” in a seventh-floor room unit, in line with Cunliffe, prompting first responders to name in sources from throughout Hamilton.

Cunliffe stated firefighters discovered somebody within the unit and had them taken to hospital.

“The individual had sustained extreme burns,” Cunliffe stated, including the individual was taken to an area hospital earlier than ending up in Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital.

Cunliffe stated it did not take lengthy to extinguish the fireplace however the unit was badly broken.

He added the Workplace of the Ontario Hearth Marshal was on scene to research.

It is unclear what triggered the fireplace and the way a lot it will value to repair the injury within the constructing.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bobby Hristova is a journalist with CBC Hamilton. He stories on all points, however has a knack for tales that maintain individuals accountable, tales that target social points and investigative journalism. He beforehand labored for the Nationwide Put up and CityNews in Toronto. You possibly can contact him at [email protected].

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