105-year-old dies of smoke inhalation days after fire at B.C. seniors complex
Sixteen people were hospitalized after the blaze, and family members allege staff failed to account for every resident during the evacuation.
- On March 9, a fire engulfed Chartwell Carrington House in Mission, trapping 105-year-old resident Elsie Hellstrom in a second-floor stairwell for two hours. Firefighters rescued Hellstrom, but she died five days later on March 14 from smoke inhalation, dehydration, and hypothermia.
- Granddaughter Pamela Callaghan alleges negligence, claiming staff failed to use a checklist ensuring all residents were evacuated and that Chartwell incorrectly informed authorities everyone had exited the building safely.
- IAFF Local vice president Rich Rangers stated 60 firefighters responded to the blaze and argued the city's current staffing model is insufficient for modern emergency demands, affecting rescue operations.
- MFRS chief Mark Goddard initially reported no fatalities despite 16 people requiring hospitalization for smoke inhalation at Mission Memorial and Abbotsford, though he confirmed crews found Hellstrom alive two hours into the response.
- While the City continues investigating the fire's cause, the Hellstrom family only recently heard from a Chartwell insurer on June 19, and Chartwell states the vast majority of displaced residents have secured long-term accommodations.
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Elsie Hellstrom thought she would die “freezing in a fire”. For two hours on March 9, the 105-year-old resident of Chartwell Carrington House in Mission was left behind in the second floor stairwell while the seniors complex was engulfed in flames around her. Firefighters managed to rescue Hellstrom from the burning building, but she died five days later on March 14 after suffering from smoke inhalation, dehydration, and hypothermia. “She was ju…
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Elsie Hellstrom thought she would die “freezing in a fire”. For two hours on March 9, the 105-year-old resident of Chartwell Carrington House in Mission was left behind in the second floor stairwell while the seniors complex was engulfed in flames around her. Firefighters managed to rescue Hellstrom from the burning building, but she died five days later on March 14 after suffering from smoke inhalation, dehydration, and hypothermia. “She was ju…
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Elsie Hellstrom thought she would die “freezing in a fire”. For two hours on March 9, the 105-year-old resident of Chartwell Carrington House in Mission was left behind in the second floor stairwell while the seniors complex was engulfed in flames around her. Firefighters managed to rescue Hellstrom from the burning building, but she died five days later on March 14 after suffering from smoke inhalation, dehydration, and hypothermia. “She was ju…
105-year-old dies of smoke inhalation days after fire at B.C. seniors complex - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
Elsie Hellstrom thought she would die “freezing in a fire”. For two hours on March 9, the 105-year-old resident of Chartwell Carrington House in Mission was left behind in the second floor stairwell while the seniors complex was engulfed in flames around her. Firefighters managed to rescue Hellstrom from the burning building, but she died five days later on March 14 after suffering from smoke inhalation, dehydration, and hypothermia. “She was ju…
105-year-old dies of smoke inhalation days after fire at B.C. seniors complex - Northern Sentinel
Elsie Hellstrom thought she would die “freezing in a fire”. For two hours on March 9, the 105-year-old resident of Chartwell Carrington House in Mission was left behind in the second floor stairwell while the seniors complex was engulfed in flames around her. Firefighters managed to rescue Hellstrom from the burning building, but she died five days later on March 14 after suffering from smoke inhalation, dehydration, and hypothermia. “She was ju…
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105-year-old dies of smoke inhalation days after fire at B.C. seniors complex
Elsie Hellstrom thought she would die “freezing in a fire”. For two hours on March 9, the 105-year-old resident of Chartwell Carrington House in Mission was left behind in the second floor stairwell while the seniors complex was engulfed in flames around her. Firefighters managed to rescue Hellstrom from the burning building, but she died five days later on March 14 after suffering from smoke inhalation, dehydration, and hypothermia. “She was ju…
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