One person was sent to hospital in critical condition after she was rescued from a blaze at a small home in Hamilton’s east side on Thursday morning, according to firefighters.
First responders arrived just before 6:30 a.m. and tackled flames on the first floor of a two-storey home on Strathearne Avenue at the corner of Vansitmart.
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It’s believed the blaze originated in the living room and extended into the floors, ceiling and walls.
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A woman, believed to be in her 80s, was removed by firefighters and seen to by paramedics.
Hamilton Fire estimates damage to the home in the $400,000 range.
The cause of the blaze has not been determined.
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