Fire at the West 5th Campus
Sunday, May 8, 2016
The Hamilton Fire Department responded to a fire located within one of the mental health units at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton’s West 5th Campus at approximately 12:52 a.m. this morning.
The fire was contained to one patient room and that individual was then transported to our Charlton Campus Emergency Department for observation and assessment as precaution and has since returned unharmed. No other patients or employees were injured. All patients were quickly evacuated from the affected area and were accommodated without incident within other units.
The rest of the unit remains operational and not affected. The Hamilton Fire Department responded quickly to the situation and has given an all clear, however the situation remains under investigation by the Fire Marshall at this time.