Hamilton firefighters have knocked down a blaze at Edgemount Manor on the central mountain.
Emergency crews were called to the residential care facility on Concession Street by Upper Wentworth Street shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
It was quickly upgraded to a multiple-alarm fire and Concession was closed to traffic in both directions in the area while firefighters battled the blaze, which sent plumes of dark smoke high into the air.
The fire was extinguished a short time later and everyone managed to escape the building without injury.
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Residents took shelter on an HSR bus nearby, while firefighters retrieved some of their belongings.
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Hamilton police say the Ontario Fire Marshall (OFM) was contacted “due to concerns raised,” however after speaking with residents police and fire investigators determined the OFM was “no longer required to attend.”
Police reopened nearby roads at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday night.
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