One person is dead after a fire on a second-floor apartment near downtown Hamilton.
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Hamilton firefighters responded to a fire at 301 Mary St. (Dan Taekema/CBC)
One person is dead after a fire on a second-floor apartment near downtown Hamilton.
Fire Chief Dave Cunliffe says firefighters were called to 301 Mary St. around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday.
Heavy smoke billowed from an apartment on the upper floor of the two-storey building, Cunliffe says. Firefighters learned someone was still inside.
Crews did an "aggressive search and rescue" and found someone dead on the second floor, Cunliffe said in a media release.