Harm in a fireplace Wednesday afternoon in Petrolia is pegged at $1 million.
Lambton OPP and volunteer firefighters responded to an industrial hearth on Centre Avenue shortly after 2:20 p.m.
Petrolia and North Enniskillen Hearth Chief Rick Cousins stated in an e mail to Sarnia Information At this time, the reason for the blaze is undetermined.
He stated the pole barn sort constructing contained oil and gasoline for small building instruments, whereas massive diesel tanks and propane cylinders had been saved outdoors.
In a publish to Fb, the division stated regardless of important harm, some tools was in a position to be saved with help from Wyoming and St. Clair Township hearth departments. No accidents had been reported.
Centre Avenue was closed between James Avenue and Discovery Line for about 12 hours to permit emergency crews to extinguish the hearth safely.
Cousins stated the bitter chilly temperatures triggered havoc with nozzles and hydrants freezing up throughout hearth suppression actions.
– With recordsdata from Melanie Irwin
