Rescue in St. Catharines, Ontario
http://www.citynews.ca/2014/04/22/woman-rescued-from-st-catharines-house-fire/
Emergency crews rescued a woman from a house fire in St. Catharines while another resident smashed through a window to escape the flames early on Tuesday morning.
The fire began in a home on Clarke Street, near Welland Avenue and Lake Street, around 2 a.m.
There were multiple apartment units in the home, Niagara Police say, and the fire began in a basement unit.
The woman was taken to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. The man who smashed through a window sustained serious lacerations and was also taken to hospital.
There’s no word yet on the cause of the fire.
The cost of the damage is estimated at $100,000.
The Ontario Fire Marshal’s office is investigating.