Hamilton Firefighters rescued a person from a house fire on the east Mountain on Saturday afternoon.
Just after 3:30 p.m., crews were called to a home at 810 Nebo Rd. between Twenty Road and Dickenson Road.
The firefighters were told by Hamilton Police that a person was still inside the home.
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Crews found the person, unconscious, within moments and took them out of the rear entrance of the home.
Firefighters engaged in life-saving measures and the person regained consciousness and was taken to hospital by Hamilton Paramedics.
The fire was located on the main floor of the house and quickly put out.
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While the fire was contained to the room where it started, the rest of the house sustained significant smoke and heat damage.
Damage is estimated to be in the $200,000 range.
Given the circumstances of the fire the Office of the Fire Marshal has been notified.
No other injuries were reported.
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