Fire in Amherst leaves 5 without lodgings, including 1 in hospital
One person has been hospitalized after a fire broke out in the former Victorian Hotel in downtown Amherst.
Canadian Red Cross says blaze was reported in former Victorian Hotel
Five people have been displaced by a fire in downtown Amherst, N.S., including one person who was hospitalized.
The Canadian Red Cross said the fire broke out in the former Victorian Hotel on Victoria Street at around 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Volunteers arranged emergency lodging and meals for four other tenants who lived in units across from the one where the fire occurred.
The incident follows a fatal fire in Sydney, N.S., on Saturday.
Chris March, deputy fire chief at the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, said firefighters were called to a fire on Park Street on Saturday afternoon.
They found a body after searching the home.
No other injuries were reported.
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