Major Fire at Historic Tillsonburg Furniture Store

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Firefighters are actively working to control a large structure fire at a furniture store in Tillsonburg, Ont., on Wednesday.

According to the live call list from Tillsonburg Fire and Rescue, crews were dispatched to Morrice Furniture Store at 97 Simcoe St. around 2:15 p. m.

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Footage captured by a witness shows intense flames and thick smoke rising from the building, covering the street.

Ontario Provincial Police tweeted that one person is being evaluated on-site by paramedics. No further details have been provided.

There are limited details available about what caused the fire.

UPDATE: EMS on scene assessing one individual^pc pic. twitter. com/MNXTfip2y3

– OPP West Region (@OPP_WR) November 24, 2021

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The family-owned Morrice Furniture Store has been serving the community in Tillsonburg since 1948, according to its Facebook page.

“I’ve lived in Tillsonburg my whole life, and I’ve always known this … store – we went there shopping and stuff,” said eyewitness Abbygail Varga, who recorded video of the fire.

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“Actually, I think one of the family members had just pulled up and she was on the phone and she was crying, talking to somebody. She walked over to (who) I believe is the people that might own it, and she was hugging them and trying to console them and everything.”

The police have closed Simcoe Street from Ball Street to Potters Road due to the ongoing investigation.

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