Saturday, February 28, 2015

EXPLOSION AT THE PALERMO VILLAGE RETIREMENT HOME IN ONTARIO, CANADA AFTER ELECTRICAL FIRE. TWO FIREFIGHTERS RECEIVE MINOR INJURIES, RESIDENTS ARE SAFE







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