Family safe after fire rips through Hamilton Mountain home

Seven people, including three children, are safe after a massive fire gutted a home on Hamilton Mountain.

Crews were called to 59 Sunning Hill Ave. near the Mountain Brow around 11:45 p.m. Thursday.

NEW | F19011388 | RUBBISH FIRE | Loc: 59 SUNNING HILL AV HAM @ EAST 43RD ST/GREEN MEADOW RD | Units: L4 | 03/28/19 23:45

— HamOnt Fire Dept (@HFD_Incidents) March 29, 2019

Firefighters arrived to find the home engulfed in flames with heavy smoke conditions.

It took crews several hours to knock down the blaze at the two-storey home.

Large plumes of smoke could be seen from parts of the lower city.

There’s a massive fire on the Hamilton mountain rn #HAMONT @HamiltonFireDep pic.twitter.com/VBI8PNB3f3

— Tyler Hainer (@Giraaaffe_) March 29, 2019

Four adults and three children managed to get out unharmed. Police say they have found alternate accommodations with family.

Damage is estimated at $1.2 million.

The house had been undergoing extensive renovations since last spring.

The Office of the Fire Marshal was on scene but the cause is still undetermined.