THUNDER BAY – One person is dead and a woman was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after leaping from a burning Trillium Way residence early Monday morning.
Thunder Bay Fire Rescue crews at 1 a.m. responded to reports of a smoke coming from the second story of a townhouse with a woman yelling for help at a residence on Trillium Way.
"Multiple callers described smoke coming from the second story of a town house with a woman yelling from a second story window for help," said platoon chief Shawn Merrifield in a release issued by the fire department, adding the first arriving crew encountered flames on the main floor and smoke coming out of the structure.
When fire crews got there the woman had already jumped to the ground.
"She was cared for by paramedics who eventually took her to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre where she was admitted," Merrifield said.
Firefighters forced open the front door and attacked the fire in the kitchen area.
"The crew advanced to the second floor where a search showed no other people were on the second floor. The fire was contained to the original home with no other people being displaced. Damage is considered heavy on the main floor with smoke damage throughout. The cause is unknown and under investigation," Merrifield said.
The fire was contained to the original home with no other people being displaced.
Damage is considered heavy on the main floor with smoke damage throughout.
According to police, firefighters located a body inside the unit, but no further information was released.
The fire will be investigated by the fire marshal’s office.
