Three people injured, one critically in Caledon house fire
Three people were sent to hospital, one in critical condition after an early morning house fire near Charleston Side Road and Hurontario Street in Caledon, Ont. (Courtesy: Mike Godfrey)
Three people are in hospital, and one is in critical condition after an early morning fire Wednesday in Caledon.
Caledon Fire and Emergency Services and Peel Paramedics responded to the home on Hurontario Street north of Charleston Side Road shortly after midnight.
Peel Paramedics tells CTV News one of the people taken to hospital was in critical condition, and two others had moderate injuries.
Caledon Fire Chief Darryl Bailey said the damage to the home is extensive.
The road was closed at Highway 10 and South Beechgrove Sideroad until around 6:30 a.m.
One lane remains closed as of 10 a.m.
The town of Caledon tweeted shortly before 10 a.m. that the Ontario Fire Marshal is on scene and the investigation is ongoing.
No damage estimate was available.
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