Hamilton

One man dead after house fire in Hamilton Mountain, police say

Police said they attended alongside the fire department to a residential fire on Cielo Court, near Stone Church Road E. between Upper Wellington and Upper James streets on Friday at 4 p.m.

Police said the fire was non-suspicious

A police car in motion.
Hamilton police said they attended the scene on Cielo Court alongside Hamilton fire on Friday at around 4 p.m. (Bobby Hristova/CBC)

One man is dead, police said, after a house fire in Hamilton.

Police said they attended a residential fire on Cielo Court, near Stone Church Road E. between Upper Wellington and Upper James streets on Friday at 4 p.m. alongside the fire department.

They said a man was fatally injured during the fire.

"At this time, investigators have determined the fire to be non-suspicious," police said in a news release, adding the investigation is ongoing.

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Aura Carreño Rosas

Reporter, CBC Hamilton

Aura Carreño Rosas is a reporter at CBC Hamilton. She's originally from Venezuela. She has extensive experience in covering stories about immigrants and migrant workers as well as interesting people with diverse journeys. You can contact her at aura.carreno.rosas@cbc.ca