Six people escape New Year's Day house fire in east London, Ont.
CTV
Emergency crews were called to the scene just before 11 a.m. Saturday.
A family of five is displaced after fire ripped through their townhouse unit at 127 Toulon Cres. in the east end of London, Ont. Saturday morning.
Fire crews were dispatched after multiple 911 calls came in at 10:42 a.m.
"Our 10 company fire station very close by so we were able to put an aggressive attack together and knock down the fire," said Platoon Chief Colin Shewell. "There was definitely heavy smoke and fire, and it could have been a lot worse with the attic area but we had it under control less than an hour after the calls," he told CTV News at the scene.
There were six people in the home at the time a couch caught on fire. Five residents, two adults and three kids, as well as the sister of the woman who lives in the home.
"She was sleeping on the couch right where the fire started," the woman told CTV News.
None of them were fully dressed, and had to get out of the house as fast as they could. The father who lives in the home was seen shivering as he stood outside waiting for news from fire officials.
"They're good friends of mine man I feel real bad," said Kevin House, who lives a few doors down. "The guy was trying to better their own situation recently. He's working on setting up his own mining stuff on his own property and it has taken them a long time. They've struggled a long time, so this is this is really bad for them."