26 people displaced following early-morning fire at Good Shepherd supportive housing

Aura Carreño Rosas · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 12, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago

A non-profit lodging supplier successful Hamilton says 26 radical person been displaced pursuing a occurrence Tuesday at 1 of its location.

Hamilton's occurrence main Dave Cunliffe said the section responded astatine 6:39 a.m. to a occurrence astatine Good Shepherd's Mathias Place, a enactment lodging program, astatine 369 Main St. W.

"Firefighters recovered fume connected the 4th level of the gathering and a occurrence successful portion 405," said Cunliffe Tuesday greeting successful a media release.

The occurrence section brought successful units from crossed the metropolis and were capable to "quickly sound down the fire, with the assistance of the sprinkler strategy that had activated," helium said. 

Arrest made successful transportation to fire

While Cunliffe said a origin for the occurrence was not known was not yet known, Hamilton constabulary are investigating. Public accusation officer Adam Kimber told CBC Hamilton successful an email a 61-year-old Hamilton antheral was arrested Tuesday successful transportation to the occurrence but constabulary could not supply further details.

There were nary injuries reported, however, the sprinkler strategy caused "significant flooding" connected the building. Hydro was besides chopped to the building, making tenants incapable to instrumentality astatine this time, Cunliffe said.

"Damage estimates are expected to beryllium important owed to the magnitude of h2o harm the gathering has sustained," helium said.

According to a connection from Good Shepherd, residents of the gathering volition beryllium staying astatine different of its locations successful Hamilton until Saturday. 

"Good Shepherd is relieved that nary injuries were reported," it said.