Elderly woman dies in hospital following fire

Published On: November 16th, 2017

An elderly woman has died from her injuries following a fire at a supportive housing facility on Hamilton Road.

Firefighters were called to Maple Village Residence, which is a 45-unit, wheelchair accessible residence around the noon hour.

They fought to keep the woman alive before she was rushed to hospital.

Residents were evacuated due to thick smoke and taken to another residence on a bus.

The fire extinguished on its own and ventiliation work was started at the facility.

The Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating.

Published On: November 16th, 2017 | Last Updated: November 16th, 2017 | Views: 476 |

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