Two suspected home explosions that sparked multi-alarm fires in Hamilton Thursday morning have sent three people to hospital and have resulted in significant damage to the affected homes, according to firefighters.
Hamilton Fire Chief David Cunliffe told reporters Thursday afternoon that fire crews are investigating both incidents, and the Office of the Fire Marshall was on scene to determine the cause of the explosions. The two blasts are not linked, he said.
The first explosion occurred just after 7:30 a.m. at 182 Springside Drive on Hamilton Mountain. Cunliffe said a garage exploded, causing the house to collapse on itself and a fire was sparked.
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A victim, who was in the garage at the time of the blast, suffered serious burns and was taken to hospital in serious condition, he said.
The explosion was felt at three fire stations across the city, said Cunliffe.
“People were calling from all over, it was a very significant blast,” he said.
Two neighbouring homes have also been significantly damaged, said Cunliffe, but no one else in that area has been injured. One of those homes had the blast travel through the kitchen and the debris field in the whole area is “very significant,” he said.
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Then around 9 a.m., across town in Hamilton’s east end, another suspected home explosion happened at 8 Lampton Place. Cunliffe said a structure was “fully involved” when crews arrived and the fire was significant enough to send a large plume of smoke into the sky.
Neighbours rescued two residents who were inside the house while it was on fire, he said. One resident was sent to hospital in serious condition with burns and the other was sent in stable condition, also with burns.
One adjacent home was damaged by the fire. Cunliffe said there are some reports that neighbours were smelling gas prior to the explosion, but the cause is still being determined.
Damage to the home is valued at around $750,000, he said. The cause of each incident is under investigation.
I came to see some racism and how this could be blamed on liberals and global news comments, you do not disappoint .
You know what else is banal and predictable, Ben? You.
They’re not okay, Ben. They were blown up, and have burns that will affect them forever. But I’m sure they are laying in the burn unit, holding their phone to their heart, happy knowing Ben wished them well…
If you really cared, you might try to identify the cause and stop it – or at a minimum, call it out.
Meth or Muslim both like to explode, and (while not the only possibilities) are reasonable places to start. No?
I hope everyone will be okay. The usual racists and fools in the comments don’t care about the people involved and just want to grind their stupid one issue axes! It’s like Pavlov’s dog-any story about explosions or someone being hurt brings them out. So banally predictable! The lack of civility and compassion doesn’t surprise.
Those zany liberals.
Anonymous the village idiot…trying desperately to sound intelligent. Sadly not working….keep trying stupid….
“Muslim values are Canadian values” – Carnivorous Carney
“Yes, I’m sure the car thefts aren’t related either. Nor any of the recently highly combustible businesses that should be having us rethink our building codes due the increased number of incidents.”
Human vs bot:
“David Best
October 8, 2026 at 4:14 pm
Anonymoua the village idiot….How about big yaps like anonymous wait to see what the Fire Department learns thru their investigation.”
Because bot, we never do.
I have anonymous on my mind 24/7
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I only post one thing. It is petulant and immature, and in no way qualifies as anything other than a violation of GlobalNews terms and conditions.
I’m a genuine a word of the day toilet paper idiots wipe their asses on.
Anonymoua the village idiot….How about big yaps like anonymous wait to see what the Fire Department learns thru their investigation.
Yes, I’m sure the car thefts aren’t related either. Nor any of the recently highly combustible businesses that should be having us rethink our building codes due the increased number of incidents.
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