Operations & Training

Apartment Fire in Ontario Claims Two Children, Adult

Jan. 27, 2025

Hamilton Fire Chief Dave Cunliffe said firefighters who were met with heavy fire called for additional manpower to assist.

Susan Nicol

Two children and a man were killed in a Hamilton apartment fire Sunday morning.

Hamilton Fire Chief Dave Cunliffe told CHCH fire was 'blowtorchin' out of a first floor apartment.

Thirteen residents were transported for treatment. At least four were seriously injured.

More than 60 firefighters were involved in the three-alarm operation.

The cause remains under investigation.

Firefighters reported the man killed was not related to the children.

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Susan Nicol | News Editor

Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.