Firefighters from the St. Clair Township Fire Department swiftly responded to an industrial incident in Sombra, Ontario, a rural area located around 15 kilometers south of St. Clair, on Wednesday morning. According to an official statement, the fire department received a distress call at 2690 St. Clair Parkway at approximately 9:08 a.m. on that day.
St. Clair’s fire chief, Richard Boyd, explained that the emergency call involved a worker who had fallen approximately nine meters while replacing roofing material in a greenhouse. The worker slipped while ascending the sloped roof. Firefighters from multiple stations, including 2, 3, 4, and 5, provided initial medical aid and collaborated with Lambton EMS to airlift the injured worker to a medical facility.
The St. Clair fire department concluded their operations at 10:30 a.m. The incident is now under investigation by the Lambton detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police and the Ministry of Labour to determine the circumstances surrounding the accident.