Fire destroys farmhouse in Nine Mile Creek, P.E.I.
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About 50 firefighters responded from three departments to a home fireplace in 9 Mile Creek on the morning of Jan. 26.
Anson Grant, chief of the North River Hearth Division, mentioned a 911 name got here in at 11:29 a.m. {that a} two-storey farmhouse was on fireplace.
“It was closely concerned when the primary engine arrived on scene,’’ Grant instructed SaltWire Community in a phone interview. “The boys labored on defending a number of the exposures and labored on the remainder of the fireplace in the home.’’
Grant mentioned everybody within the handmade it out secure.
When Grant refers to exposures he’s speaking about two close by buildings that have been being threatened by flames coming from the home.
Firefighters have been capable of save the 2 buildings.
North River Hearth Division obtained mutual assist help from the Crapaud Hearth Division and Charlottetown Hearth Division District 2 on St. Peters Highway.
There have been 10 fireplace vehicles on scene.
Grant mentioned a number of the tanker vehicles made journeys to and from Cornwall to select up provides of water.
He added that the home was a whole loss.
The provincial fireplace marshal was on scene through the afternoon of Jan. 26 because the investigation bought underway.
Dave Stewart is a reporter with SaltWire Community in Prince Edward Island. He might be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter @DveStewart
