Fire crews rescue woman from burning house in St. Catharines

Firefighters have rescued a woman after receiving a report of a house fire with occupants trapped inside in St. Catharines.

The St. Catharines Fire and Emergency Services arrived to the scene shortly after 6 p.m. at 1 Doncaster Blvd. on Wednesday.

Upon arrival, fire crews were met with heavy smoke and flames visible from the house.

Deputy Fire Chief Trevor Parker says that bystanders helped a man from the building.

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Firefighters made an aggressive entry to search the house and they removed a woman without vital signs. Emergency attendants performed CPR in which they revived the woman.

She was taken to hospital in critical condition.

The Ontario Fire Marshalls Office will be at the home on Thursday to investigate the incident.

There is no word yet on the cause of the fire, but the deputy chief says it looks like the fire started outside, and damages to the house were severe.

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