A man is in critical condition after he was evacuated from a residential fire in Oshawa early Monday morning.
In a social media post, Oshawa fire says the “working fire” happened at a home in the Park Road South and Quebec Street area.
Speaking to reporters, Oshawa Fire Chief, Stephen Barkwell says the fire occurred around 4:30 a.m.
Twenty firefighters were on scene along with Durham police.
The cause of fire is still unknown
Barkwell says the house is a duplex with two units, one unit is to the north of the house and one to the south, and that most of the damage is in the north unit