Tag: St. Thomas Fire Department
Some residents advised to leave as fire rages in vacant factory
ST. THOMAS – A raging fire in a vacant factory sent thick black plumes of smoke into the air and drew onlookers from across the city on Monday. The fire at the former Weatherhead Co. of Canada Ltd. plant at 100 Woodworth Ave. began at about 4 p.m. About 50 to 60 St. Thomas firefighters […]
Duck decoy battery suspected in two-home St. Thomas fire
An overheated lithium ion battery – a source of growing numbers of fires in Canada – may have sparked the fire that left one home gutted.