One seriously injured after east London house fire

CBC News

· Posted: Apr 17, 2025 6:20 PM EDT | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago

One idiosyncratic was rushed to infirmary with superior injuries aft a location successful London's eastbound extremity caught fire Thursday afternoon.

The location occurrence connected Avalon Street betwixt Clarke Road and Patterson Avenue sent a heavy file of fume billowing into the sky, disposable kilometres away.

"Just aft 3:00 this day we received calls successful regards [the location fire]. Upon arrival, crews were met with dense fume and fire, and recovered 1 idiosyncratic connected the beforehand lawn," said Colin Shewell, a London Fire Department platoon chief.

Crews administered archetypal assistance to the idiosyncratic earlier knocking the occurrence down from the gait and entering the home. Upon entering the home, crews did not find anyone other inside, Shewell said.

The idiosyncratic recovered connected the tract was past taken to infirmary with superior injuries, according to police. It's unclear what injuries that idiosyncratic sustained.

Neighbouring homes were evacuated arsenic a information precaution astatine the clip of the fire, constabulary said. As of 5:00 p.m., Shewell said nary evacuations were still underway.

With damages estimated astatine $500,000, Shewell said officials are investigating to find the origin of the fire.

Avalon Street was closed for respective hours betwixt Clarke Road and Patterson Avenue successful London.