Three injured after two separate building explosions in Hamilton

Ontario’s Office of the Fire Marshal is investigating two separate explosions at homes in Hamilton that injured three people Thursday morning.

The Hamilton Fire Department was called around 9 a.m. to an explosion at a single-storey home located at 8 Lampton Place, near Parkdale Avenue North.

Fire Chief David Cunliffe says two seniors were still inside the home when the fire broke out.

“Two occupants had been rescued by neighbours and were outside of the building on our arrival, both needing medical attention,” Cunliffe says.

“One individual was sent to hospital by Hamilton paramedics in serious condition with burns. The other was in stable condition with some burns.”

A house on Lampton Place in Hamilton partially collapsed following an explosion on Oct. 8, 2026. (Duane Worth/CHCH News)

It took nearly 50 firefighters approximately 30 minutes to get the blaze under control.

Investigators say the estimated cost of damages is $750,000 as a part of the house has collapsed and it has been significantly consumed by fire.

Cunliffe says neighbours reported smelling natural gas before the explosion took place. Enbridge crews are currently digging at the scene to see whether there is a gas leak in the piping system.

‘A very significant blast’

Just 90 minutes earlier, Hamilton Fire responded around 7:30 a.m. to a multiple-alarm blaze that caused an explosion at 182 Springside Dr., near Upper James Street and Rymal Road East.

Crews heading to the scene from the Upper Wentworth Station reported seeing a “large smoke plume” by Rymal Road.

Cunliffe says a man was inside of a large garage on the property at the time of the fire and explosion. He was rushed to Hamilton General Hospital in serious condition with significant burns.

Two homes adjacent to the garage have been significantly damaged, while other homes in the area have had some windows break from the blast.

The Office of the Fire Marshal is working with Hamilton police to determine the cause. There’s no word yet on whether this explosion is considered suspicious.

The view of a blaze on Springside Drive in Hamilton shows the backyard of a home directly behind the fire on Oct. 8, 2026. (Photo Courtesy of Pat Bevan)

Damage estimates are expected to be significant.

Residents in the area tell CHCH News that they heard the large explosion and could feel it from two streets over. They described it as shaking their house.

“The blast was felt at our station on Upper Wellington Street and also at our other station over at Nebo and Stone Church. The police station 30 also felt it,” Cunliffe says.

“We know that people were calling from all over. It was a very significant blast…The debris field was very significant.”

This is a developing story. More to come.

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