Volunteer firefighters have been busy Tuesday morning working to rescue tenants from the third, fourth and fifth floors of a burning apartment building in Tillsonburg, Ont.
West Region OPP Acting Sgt. Ed Sanchuk said someone out walking their dog in a nearby park noticed flames coming from a balcony on the fourth floor of the Lisgar Avenue apartment building just before 7 a.m. Tuesday and immediately called 911.
In a video posted to Twitter at 8 a.m., Sanchuk said several fire departments were on scene. Tillsonburg’s fire department used its ladder to rescue people from the upper floors.
Oxford OPP Const. Patti Cote provided an update just before 10 a.m. stating that all residents were safely evacuated and a warming centre was up and running. Police said “only a couple of minor injuries” were reported.
Firefighters remain on scene. The cause of the fire and extent of the damage are not yet known.
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