3 adults, 4 children rescued from burning home on Hamilton Mountain

Seven people are safe following an overnight fire at a townhouse complex on Hamilton Mountain.

Crews were called to 1540 Upper Wentworth St. shortly after 2 a.m. on Monday for a structure fire.

Firefighters arrived on scene and found flames bursting out the front window and heavy fire inside the unit.

Fire Chief Dave Cunliffe says there were three adults and four children inside the townhome when the fire broke out.

“The residents heard the smoke alarm going off and they did try and make their way from the second floor to the first floor but with the heavy fire involvement, they weren’t able to do so,” said Cunliffe.

Emergency dispatchers instructed the group of seven to put a towel at the bottom of the closed door of the room they were in and get to a back window.

They were all safely rescued from a second-story bedroom window and taken to hospital.

HFD crews rescued a family of seven from a multiple alarm townhouse fire this morning on Upper Wentworth. Everyone removed from a second storey bedroom. Fire is out, patients transported #StrongForYou #HamOnt pic.twitter.com/kcrvblUySC

— Hamilton Fire Department (@HamiltonFireDep) March 21, 2022

Cunliffe says the fire was quickly put out quickly.

He says the unit has sustained extensive damage and the Ontario Fire Marshal’s office has been notified.