Woman killed in Milton townhouse fire
Posted June 2, 2021 5:40 am.
Last Updated June 2, 2021 11:46 am.
One person is dead following a house fire in Milton on Wednesday morning.
Halton Regional Police were called to a home on Steeles Avenue West at 12:30 a.m. for reports of a fire in part of a six-unit townhouse.
When officers arrived, they found the main floor of one of the units ablaze, and were told one person was thought to still be inside.
Police tried to get inside the building to find the missing occupant, but were forced back by the flames and heavy smoke.
The body of an unidentified person was later found inside the home after the Milton Fire Department extinguished the fire.
A woman is killed in overnight fire in row house on Steeles Ave W in Milton. Two occupants made it out but third did not. Police officers tried to run in to get her but smoke/flames forced them to retreat. Neighbours say woman killed is mother of one of the occupants. pic.twitter.com/2EMMRAgAgw
— carl hanstke (@carlCityNews) June 2, 2021
No other residents were injured, but two officers were assessed by EMS at the scene for minor smoke inhalation.
The Ontario Fire Marshal’s office has been called in to determine what caused the blaze.
