Ontario Street fire investigated

PRINCE GEORGE – A resident was sent to the hospital with burns after a fire broke out at a multi-unit residential building in Prince George over the weekend.

Prince George Fire Rescue said crews from three stations responded to the 100 block of Ontario Street around midnight on Nov. 7.

When firefighters arrived, they found smoke in a second-floor unit and quickly extinguished the fire.

One resident was taken out of the building, treated for burns, and sent to the hospital. No information is yet available about the severity of the injuries.