A Hamilton centre residence suffered at least $300,000 worth of damage following a multiple-alarm blaze that started around 3 p.m. Thursday.
Fire fighters say flames were visible on multiple levels of the two story home on Murray Street West at James Street North.
“The fire had broken through the roof so an aerial ladder was set up to assist with firefighting operations on the roof,” Hamilton Fire chief Dave Cunliffe told Global News in an email.
“To allow for safe aerial operation, Electa shut off the power in the immediate area, because high voltage hydro lines were running along the street directly in front of the involved house.”
Cunliffe said the fire was “under control” within 20 minutes and did not impact any other nearby homes.
It’s believed the blaze started on the exterior of the building and extended into the house.
The cause of the blaze is still under investigation and power was restored to the area about an hour later.
Hamilton Paramedics told Global News they were on scene providing support to fire fighting operations.
“At this time we have not assessed or treated anyone,” supt. Dave Thompson said.