OAKVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
A fire in an electrical room led to reports of an explosion
at the Palermo Village Retirement Residence Thursday evening.
Oakville firefighters arrived to find smoke in the
electrical room and preparation was underway for an evacuation of residents for
their safety, according to a tweet from Halton police.
Two firefighters received minor injuries and residents are
reported safe.
The Oakville Fire Department responded to the Palermo
Village Retirement home located at 3136 Dundas St. W., near Bronte Road,
around 7:30 p.m., after receiving reports of smoke in the building's electrical
room.
Halton police, as well as Halton EMS, converged on the
scene.
“When we arrived, we had heavy smoke in the electrical
room,” Oakville Fire Platoon Chief Bill Forbes said.
“The crews were
inside investigating when we had a secondary explosion in the room.”
Two firefighters in the room at the time were injured and
transported to hospital with minor injuries resulting from the blast, Forbes
said.
Two firefighters received minor injuries. All residents in
the home were said to be safe.
Power was out in the Bronte Road and Dundas Street
area.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known, but it did
originate in the electrical room