Police and fire officials are investigating after a person was killed in a house fire in northeast London, fire officials say.
This was one of two blazes crews fought Wednesday morning.
“Both fires are around $500,000 in damages,” said Platoon Chief Colin Shewell.
London Fire Investigation van(Credit: Daniel Thuss XFM News)
Fire crews first responded to a house fire on Lyman Street, just before 7 a.m. They made an “aggressive offensive attack” on the blaze and saved one person and a dog, they said.
Unfortunately one person died.
Paramedics treated and transported the surviving person to hospital, said Shewell.
The investigation is still in it’s early stages as London Police, Fire Prevention, and the Ontario fire marshal (OFM) are on scene coordinating the investigation because it’s a fatal fire Shewell explained.
Another blaze across the city
Around 9:30 a.m., firefighters responded to a garage fire on Avenue Road south of Dingman Drive.
“We were meant with heavy smoke and fire again from a garage area connected to the house,” said Shewell.
Emergency workers arrived to find two people outside of the house. Paramedics transported both to hospital with unknown injuries, said.
Crews had to hook up to a water hydrant far away from the garage, however crews put the blaze out quickly, although being very smokey Shewell stated.
While in an offensive attack the garage was determined to be unsafe forcing the fire crews out and to go on a defensive attack.
Fire Crews at Avenue Road (Credit London Fire Department/X)
“Our crews did a great job while in the offensive attack making sure the fire didn’t spread to the residents, however the residents did sustained major smoke and water damage,” said Shewell.
After the fight fire investigators on scene stating there’s no indication the fire was suspicious.
“Fire investigators are on scene waiting for a structural investigator to deem it safe to go in, as the garage roof did collapse,” said Shewell.
The investigation is still on-going in the early stages.
Shewell determined that in both fires smoke detectors were working, saying that it alerted the one individual on Lyman Street to self rescue with crews assistants. The two people on Avenue Road were already out of the house, but crews did find working smoke and CO alarms.
“I know smoke alarms seem expensive, but they’re the cheapest life safety to protect your family”
