Sudbury firefighters battled two structure fires Friday

Three fire trucks parked at the scene of a fire in Greater Sudbury, Ont., in November 2024. (File photo/Sudbury Professional Fire Fighters/Facebook)

Sudbury firefighters responded to two separate structure fires early Friday – including a rooming house blaze that displaced multiple residents.

Early morning house fire

The first incident occurred around 3 a.m. on Eyre Street, where multiple crews and a platoon chief were dispatched to a house fire.

Initial reports indicated visible flames through the windows, fire officials said in a social media post Sunday.

First responders confirmed all occupants were outside upon arrival. Firefighters launched an aggressive interior attack, bringing the fire under control within 30 minutes. Overhaul operations continued into the early morning to extinguish hot spots. No injuries were reported as a result of this incident.

Rooming house ablaze later that morning

Later, at about 11 a.m., crews rushed to a rooming house on Whittaker Street after multiple 911 calls reported smoke and flames with people still inside.

Again, multiple firefighter crews and a platoon chief responded, with downtown’s Engine 1 arriving first to find heavy fire conditions on the third floor.

“Firefighters initiated an aggressive interior attack on the third floor, facing heavy flames, intense heat, and zero visibility,” said fire officials.

Despite conditions within the building, crews contained the blaze and confirmed no victims were trapped inside. Several tenants were assessed by paramedics and the Red Cross has arranged temporary hotel accommodations for displaced residents.

A former tenant of the rooming house, who asked not to be named, told CTV News that a pet cat was killed in the fire.

In a message to CTVNorthernOntario.ca, Greater Sudbury deputy fire chief Jesse Oshell said the cause of both blazes is under investigation and a complete estimate of the damages has not yet been determined.