Hamilton firefighters are taking on a major fire at a townhouse in Stoney Creek Monday morning, which involved five neighbouring units also getting severely damaged.
Hamilton fire crews were at the scene of a townhouse at 23 Echovalley Dr. in Stoney Creek Monday morning at around 4 a.m..
Police have reopened parts of Mud Street from First Road West to Paramount Drive just before 11 a.m., after closing the roads as part of the investigation throughout the morning.
Hamilton Fire Chief Dave Cunliffe said first responders saw flames shooting out of the roof of one townhouse and upgraded the situation to a multiple alarm fire.
“When crews were responding, very quickly they knew that this was going to be a big event,” said Cunliffe. “They had flames shooting out of the end unit of this multi-use residential property.”
He says over 50 firefighters are at the scene to control the blaze, which extended through six units.
Cunliffe said five of the units are severely damaged, with the sixth unit seeing heavy damage in the attic space and roof area. He also said a number of vehicles were destroyed.
The damage appears to be more intense toward the back of the units.
Hamilton police say they got around 100 calls around the time of the fire, which exceeded the number that operators could take.
Hamilton Fire posted on social media at around 5 a.m. that crews were at the multiple alarm fire.
Hamilton Fire says every resident and occupants of the affected homes are accounted for. They are unaware of any reported injuries at this time.
The Hamilton Street Railway has a warming bus on standby right now, while people who were displaced can figure out their next steps.
The cost of damages has not been determined and the cause is still unknown.
The Office of the Ontario Fire Marshall has been notified.