Fire closes Summerside Community Fridge temporarily
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SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — A hearth on the Summerside Group Fridge Feb. 11 has left the ability unusable for the close to future.
Summerside Fireplace Chief Ron Enman mentioned the decision got here in round 9:30 p.m. Saturday night time. A hearth crew arrived to seek out smoke and a few harm to the dry items part of the construction.
“We bought there actually fast, (and there was) some scorching of the partitions and melted plastic shelving,” mentioned Enman when SaltWire Community spoke to him Feb. 12. “A number of the wiring was melted off a little bit bit.”
The Summerside Group Fridge, positioned on the nook of Foundry and Granville streets, supplies a approach to share further meals – individuals go away grocery gadgets and people in want can choose them up. The volunteer initiative celebrated its grand opening in November after many months of effort.
Organizer Johlene Clow instructed SaltWire Community on the time the neighborhood fridge was getting plenty of use and that she was dropping off meals greater than as soon as a day.
A social media publish from Clow on Feb. 12 mentioned the fridge is closed till additional discover and that it can not settle for donations. She additionally mentioned the hearth was not attributable to {an electrical} downside.
Enman mentioned the hearth is beneath investigation by police.
