Tag: Fires
Fire does $350K damage to Southwestern Ontario century home
A New Year’s Day fire did an estimated $350,000 damage to a Norfolk County century home, a fire official says. A neighbour called 911 after spotting the fire at 2005 Old Highway 24, near Wilsonville, a small rural community near Waterford, about an hour’s drive southeast of London. Four Norfolk fire stations responded just before […]
Damage pegged at $200K after late-night barn blaze
Crews from the Chatham-Kent Fire Department battled a late-night blaze on Sunday in Blenheim that destroyed a barn. Officials pegged the damage at about $200,000. The cause was undetermined as of mid-morning on Monday and there were no injuries. Crews from detachments in Blenheim and North Harwich were at the scene of the fire on […]
Mitchell-area fruit and vegetable processing plant razed by fire
Owners of a Mitchell-area company vowed to rebuild after the main building of their fruit and vegetable processing plant was destroyed in a Tuesday morning blaze.
House fires increase during winter, with cooking, cigarettes still top causes
When it comes to fire fatalities the most dangerous months of the year are often the coldest, says a former London-area fire prevention officer.
House fire probe shuts stretch of Elgin County road
A road southeast of St. Thomas remained closed Monday following an overnight fire. Emergency crews were called around 1:30 p.m. to a fire at a house on Nova Scotia Line in Malahide Township, where the sole occupant escaped the fully engulfed home, Elgin County OPP said. Investigators remained on the scene Monday and had closed […]