The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is currently working to provide assistance to residents of 99 McNaughton West in Chatham after a fire at the building early this morning. Of the apartment complex’s 120 units, 90 are affected.
99 McNaughton West is a municipally owned building. An Emergency Operations Centre has been established to deal with logistics around the event and to ensure accommodations for vulnerable populations are being arranged.
CK Transit is being dispatched to transport affected residents to temporary accommodation locations in Chatham-Kent.
There were no serious injuries reported during the fire and it is currently not known when the residents will be able to return to their units.
“Our first priority is the safety and wellbeing of those displaced by the fire,” said Michael Duben, Chatham-Kent’s Chief Administrative Officer. “Our teams have been working diligently to ensure that displaced residents are housed and to ensure that work is expedited to allow residents to return to their units as soon as possible.”
EMS Services and Victims Services are on scene providing emergency support to those in need. Those affected by the fire can contact the Homelessness Response line at 519-354-6628.
The fire is currently under investigation.
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Media Contact:
Eric Labadie
Manager, Corporate Communications
Municipality of Chatham-Kent
ericl@chatham-kent.ca
