A young child has died after a house fire Monday morning on Hamilton’s west mountain.
Hamilton firefighters responded just after 10 a.m. to reports of heavy fire and smoke at a semi-detached house on Golden Orchard Drive, in the area of Garth Street and the Linc.
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The firefighters found the toddler after being told there was one person still inside the house.
The identity of the victim has not been released.
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An investigator with the Ontario Fire Marshall’s office has been called in to investigate the cause and origin of the fire.
Monetary damage is estimated at 150 thousand dollars.
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