East Mountain house fire causes at least $300K in damages

Hamilton fire department estimates $300,000 in damages from a blaze that caused considerable damage" to the second storey of an east Mountain home Saturday.

Crews responded to the scene of a structure fire on Driftwood Place, near the intersection of Mud Street West and Paramount Drive, at 9:17 a.m. on March 4, a spokesperson for the fire department said in an email.

Crews were met by smoke and flame emanating from second storey windows," the spokesperson said.

Three occupants had self-evacuated" prior to crews' arrival and were taken to hospital by paramedics as a precaution, fire said. No injuries were reported.

The fire was quickly knocked down. Crews performed search and rescue to ensure there was no one else inside.

As of 12:15 p.m. Saturday, the cause of the blaze had not been determined, but it is not considered suspicious," fire said.

Kate McCullough is an education reporter at The Spectator. kmccullough@thespec.com