1 dead, another in serious condition after townhouse fire in Guelph

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 19, 2025 2:19 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hr ago

One idiosyncratic is dormant and different is successful infirmary with superior injuries aft a townhouse occurrence successful Guelph Wednesday morning.

Fire crews arrived astatine a townhouse connected Sunset Road successful the Willow Road country of Guelph conscionable earlier 7 a.m. aft receiving aggregate calls from witnesses.

Two radical had near the townhouse but 2 radical remained trapped inside. One idiosyncratic was recovered successful the basement without captious signs and was pronounced dead. Another idiosyncratic was recovered connected the archetypal level of the location and taken by paramedics to Guelph General Hospital.

One canine was besides rescued from the home.

Guelph Fire says 5 stations responded to the occurrence and crews "encountered flames and ample amounts of fume from the beforehand door" erstwhile they entered the location to hunt for people.

The Office of the Fire Marshal has been notified and volition pb the probe into however the occurrence started.

Guelph Fire says that probe volition besides find if determination were moving fume alarms connected each level of the home.

"The Guelph Fire Department urges each owners, residents and spot managers to cheque that each level of their location has a functional fume alarm installed," the occurrence section said successful a media release.

"Guelph Fire urges residents to trial alarms monthly, regenerate the batteries each year, mildly vacuum particulate and cobwebs from the alarms, regenerate fume alarms that are older than 10 years, and that occupants signifier a location flight plan."