Contractor recounts frantic moments during fatal London, Ont. fire
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One person is dead and a second is injured following a blaze in London’s northeast end. Nearly 30 firefighters on eight London Fire Department vehicles arrived at 1600 Nairn Ave. at approximately 8:30 a.m.
One person is dead and a second is injured following a blaze in London’s northeast end.
Nearly 30 firefighters on eight London Fire Department (LFD) vehicles arrived at 1600 Nairn Ave. at approximately 8:30 a.m.
CTV News London has learned of the frantic moments just before their arrival.
Contractor Bennett Mikalauskis said he was working on a deck at 1602 Nairn Ave. when he suddenly noticed smoke and an elderly man struggling.
“I noticed the smoke billowing out from the eaves, and he was leaning over the back railing choking,” he recalled.
Mikalauskis immediately ran to the back door to help the man -- but he encountered a challenge.
“He told me his oxygen tank was stuck in the home,” he said. “I tried to get the oxygen tank out, but we couldn’t get it out.”
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