Residents near Hamilton construction site fire demand developer to pay for damages

When a massive fire destroyed an entire housing development under construction last week, it also damaged nearby homes. Now those residents are asking to go through the developer’s insurance, instead of theirs.

The housing development by Losani Homes went up in flames last week destroying 23 under-construction units and damaging over a dozen other houses, including Keshia Betty’s.

“If it wasn’t for our amazing neighbours running around knocking on doors, I don’t know what would have happened,” Betty said. She managed to get her family of six out safely, but it was a close call.

One of Betty’s vehicles was completely destroyed, and the other melted a bit. In total, she estimates there are tens of thousands of dollars in damage to her family’s unit.

The residents were told by Losani Homes that they’d have to go through their own insurance providers and doing so will cost them at least $1,000 dollars in deductibles.

CHCH News reached out to Losani Homes but has not heard back.