A deceased person has been found inside of a home in Stoney Creek which was destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning.
The confirmation from the Hamilton fire department came several hours after Chief Dave Cunliffe had saidone occupant was unaccounted for following a “multiple alarm” fire.
A tweet from the fire department, just before 8 a.m. Tuesday, showed heavy smoke pouring from the structure with firefighters on the roof.
The home is on Alpine Avenue, within a residential area near King Street and Centennial Parkway.
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The tweet also described “heavy flames and some floor collapse.”
Hamilton Fire Chief Dave Cunliffe says crews initially entered the home for an aggressive search and rescue, after arriving on scene, but were quickly forced to switch to a defensive attack because of “structural issues.”
The Hamilton fire department says the scene had been turned over to the Ontario Fire Marshall as of early Tuesday afternoon.
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