Fatal townhouse fire in Guelph under investigation by OFM
Posted Mar 19, 2025 03:11:21 PM.
Last Updated Mar 19, 2025 03:30:26 PM.
The Ontario Fire Marshal (OFM) is investigating a fatal townhouse fire in Guelph.
The fire was reported Wednesday just before 7 a.m. on Sunset Road and crews from five stations responded to the area.
When crews arrived to the scene, two occupants had self-evacuated but two others were trapped inside.
One of them was extricated from the basement without vital signs and pronounced dead at the scene. Their identity has not been released.
The second individual was rescued from the first floor and sent to hospital with serious injuries. A dog was also rescued from the home.
The OFM is leading the investigation into the cause of the fire because a death was involved.
