Story summary
Two separate home explosions rocked Hamilton, Ontario on Thursday morning, injuring three people and causing extensive damage. The first blast occurred at 7:30 a.m. at 182 Springside Drive, collapsing the garage and setting the house on fire. A victim was hospitalized in serious condition from burns sustained during this explosion. Neighboring homes were also damaged, though no other injuries were reported.
The second explosion happened around 9 a.m. at 8 Lampton Place, sending up a large plume of smoke visible to firefighters racing to the scene. Two people inside the home suffered injuries and were hospitalized. Both incidents are under investigation by the Office of the Fire Marshal with no known connection between them.
The force of the first explosion was so significant it caused 911 calls reporting what sounded like a plane crash, prompting local fears beyond the immediate danger to residents. Hamilton’s Fire Chief David Cunliffe emphasized there is "absolutely no link" between the two explosions and praised emergency responders for their quick actions.
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Three people were taken to hospital, including one in critical condition, after two separate house explosions rattled Hamilton neighbourhoods Thursday morning — with the force of the first blast spurring 911 callers to report what they believed could have been a plane crash.
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The explosions happened about 90 minutes apart and roughly 17 kilometres from one another at 182 Springside Dr. on the Mountain and then 8 Lampton Pl. in the city’s east end.
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Hamilton Fire Chief Dave Cunliffe said there is “absolutely no link” between the two incidents.
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The first on Springside, near Rymal Road East and Upper James Street, was reported just after 7:30 a.m. and involved a large garage that exploded, collapsed and caught fire.
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The blast was powerful enough to be felt at Hamilton fire stations on Upper Wellington Street and near Nebo and Stone Church roads, as well as Hamilton police’s Mountain headquarters.
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“People were calling from all over,” Cunliffe said, adding 911 dispatchers even got “reports of a plane crash.”
“It was a very significant blast.”
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The explosion sent debris across the surrounding area and significantly damaged two neighbouring homes, with windows shattered and potential structural damage to both, Cunliffe said.
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Glass travelled into one home and struck its kitchen, while pieces of wood were also lodged in roofs and sheds.
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One neighbour said he could feel the blast rattle the underside of his house.
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Another described the force akin to “the kitchen cabinets coming off the wall.”
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“It was so powerful you could feel it in your chest, like a thump,” said Mark Krueger, who lives on nearby Alderlea Avenue.
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“I was scared to open the door,” added Carrie Green.
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“To me, it sounded like a plane had crashed and exploded; that’s how bad it was.”
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One person believed to be inside the garage at the time of the explosion suffered serious burns and was taken to hospital in critical condition.
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Paramedics said the victim is believed to be a man in his 50s.
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Cunliffe said the cause of the blast remains unknown.
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The Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal has opened a probe and assigned two forensic investigators to the case.
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“At this point, it’s wide open in terms of what it may be,” Cunliffe said.
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As crews continued to douse hot spots on Springside, calls began to come in about another apparent blast 17 kilometres away at a house on Lampton Place, southeast of Brampton Street and Parkdale Avenue North.
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Cunliffe said some of the roughly 50 firefighters who responded to the first explosion had to be diverted to the second multiple-alarm incident around 9 a.m.
Crews arrived to find a one-storey home partially collapsed and fully engulfed in flames.
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Cunliffe said two seniors were rescued from the bungalow by neighbours who stormed into the house after the explosion and pulled the pair out onto the front lawn, where they were tended by firefighters and paramedics.
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The 60-year-old said he rushed outside barefoot and wearing just boxers when he heard the explosion rattle his home around 9 a.m.
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I could see two neighbours carrying some man out, and the man was saying, ‘My wife’s in there!
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My wife’s in there!’” Knowles said.
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“I turned back home, put on whatever I could find and then ran back to help.”
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With one person holding the door, Knowles — who had also grabbed a fire extinguisher from his house — and another neighbour entered the fully ablaze home to search for the second occupant.
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“Flames everywhere,” Knowles recalled.
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“We could hear people yelling, ‘Don’t go in!
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Leave it to the firefighters — they’re coming!’
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But you don’t think about that or the fire.
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You think about the person’s life.”
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Knowles said they found the woman “buried in rubble.”
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“We pulled her out by the arms and legs,” he added.
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“After we got her to the front lawn, a little dog came running out.”
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Both occupants — who paramedics said are believed to be in their 80s — suffered serious burns.
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One was taken to hospital in serious condition and the other was stable.
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Cunliffe said the explosion was caused by natural gas.
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He noted neighbours reported smelling gas before the blast.
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By late afternoon Thursday, fire crews remained at both locations, putting out hot spots and assessing damages.
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At Springside, city building inspectors were seen examining the two homes adjacent to the blast site for structural damages.
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