Two separate house fires involving suspected explosions in Hamilton sent three people to the hospital on Thursday morning, one with critical injuries, firefighters say.
Speaking from the scene, Hamilton Fire Chief David Cunliffe told CP24 that one happened at a home at 8 Lampton Place in the city’s east end just after 9 a.m.
He said a structure was “fully involved” when crews arrived and showed signs of an explosion, adding that this fire is suspected to be gas-related.
hps Emergency crews investigating two separate house explosions in Hamilton. This is an image from the scene on Lampton Place. (CP24 photo).
“We got reports from crews of significant smoke, black smoke plumes in the air,” he said.
Neighbours and a person from a nearby industrial business helped rescue the two residents from the home, he said.
Cunliffe said they were both taken to the hospital, with one in “critical, life-threatening” condition and the other in serious condition.
Speaking to CP24, local resident Frank described hearing a loud “whoomp” before witnessing the home’s front windows blown completely onto the lawn.
Frank Frank speaks to CP24 outside a large house fire in Hamilton on Thursday Oct. 8, 2026 (CP24 photo).
“The front of the house was caved in, and then I saw a small fire, and then smoke, and then the fire got bigger and bigger, and then it just went to an inferno,” he said.
The fire is now under control, and the Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office and Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) have been notified.
‘Large debris field’
The other fire, roughly 20 mins away, happened at 182 Springside Dr. on Hamilton Mountain earlier this morning, just after 7:30 a.m. where crews found a fully involved structure and a “large debris field,” according to the fire chief.
There, one person suffered burns and was taken to the city’s burn unit in serious condition.
‘We had a fire burning in what was a garage that had exploded,” Cunliffe said. “We very quickly updated the alarm to a multiple alarm (incident) bringing resources across the city to the scene.”
HPS Hamilton police investigating two separate house explosions this morning (CP24 photo).
That fire was also brought under control, but Cunliffe said its cause remains uncertain.
In an update to reporters at around 1 p.m., Cunliffe noted that crews later discovered “significant damage” at two nearby homes. It’s unclear whether the occupants of those homes were injured.
The Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office, the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA), and the gas company have also been notified about this incident.
Cunliffe said there is “absolutely no link” between the two fires.
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CP24/CTV News helicopter Video from CP24/CTV News helicopter shows the scene from Springside Drive in Hamilton.