September 26, 2023

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OSHAWA — A woman is in hospital after being pulled from a burning house without vital signs Thursday night in Oshawa.

It’s believed a smouldering cigarette was the source of the Grenfell Street blaze, which was reported by a neighbour just before 9 p.m., said Oshawa Fire Deputy Chief Steve Boyd.

Firefighters arrived to find a fully involved fire with flames shooting out the front window, he said. Search and rescue team members entered the building in search of an occupant.

“They located a 47-year-old female. She was removed from the house with vital signs absent,” Deputy Chief Boyd said. “En route to hospital she was revived by firefighters and paramedics.”

The woman, who suffered injuries to her upper torso and lungs, remained in intensive care at hospital in Oshawa Friday, he said.

An Ontario Fire Marshal investigator arrived on scene Thursday night and identified what the Deputy Chief described as a preliminary finding of a cause for the fire.

“The suspected cause is careless use or discarded smoking materials,” he said.

No working smoke detectors were found in the residence, Deputy Chief Boyd added.

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