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One person is dead and another is in hospital after a morning fire on the fourth floor of a residential building near Fennell and Upper Kenilworth avenues, Hamilton police said Thursday.

Police say they received call to fire near Fennell and Upper Kenilworth avenues around 5 a.m.

Justin Chandler · CBC News ·

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A firetruck with its lights on is parked in front of a low-rise multi-residential building, as seen from across the road.
A fire on the fourth floor of a residential building near Fire near Fennell and Upper Kenilworth avenues in Hamilton killed one adult and sent another to hospital, police said Thursday. (Paul Smith/CBC)

One person is dead and another in hospital after a morning fire on the fourth floor of a residential building near Fennell and Upper Kenilworth avenues, Hamilton police said Thursday.

First responders received a 911 call around 5 a.m., police spokesperson Trevor McKenna told CBC News.

Hamilton paramedic Supt. David Thompson told CBC the person paramedics took to hospital is a woman in her 80s who was in “critical condition.” The person who died is a man in his 80s.

Police closed Fennell Avenue E., near the fire but re-opened the road around 7:30 a.m.

McKenna said the fire marshal will investigate the cause of the fire.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Justin Chandler is a CBC News reporter in Hamilton. He has a special interest in how public policy affects people, and loves a quirky human-interest story. Justin covered current affairs in Hamilton and Niagara for TVO between 2020 and 2023. Before that, he worked on a variety of CBC teams and programs, including As It Happens, Day 6 and CBC Music. He co-hosted Radio Free Krypton on Met Radio.

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