Occupants Safely Escape Apartment Fire

HAMILTON, ON – November 13, 2016 – Fire crews responded at 2:27 am to a three storey, residential apartment building located at 123 Emerald Street South for a reported fire in a unit on the third floor. Upon arrival firefighters found the unit to be well involved with a kitchen fire which had extended throughout the apartment with heavy smoke showing from the windows.

Firefighters worked quickly and were able to effect a successful knockdown and extinguishment of the fire in the third floor unit with no fire spread to other apartment units.

Damage to the apartment unit is estimated at $35,000 in total. There were no injuries reported to the public or firefighters, unfortunately a family pet cat did perish in the fire. The cause of the fire has been determined to be unattended cooking.

The Hamilton Fire Department reminds all citizens to always stay in the kitchen when you are cooking.

For information on fire safety, contact our Fire Prevention Division at 905-546-2424 ext.1380, weekdays between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm or visit www.hamilton.ca/fire.