Fire in Summerside, P.E.I., displaces young family Sept. 18
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — A hearth Sunday night has left a house destroyed and displaced a younger household of three.
The fireplace began within the kitchen of a six-unit constructing within the Hillcrest Subdivision on Granville Road. Firefighters received the decision at 5:24 p.m. Sept 18 and had been in a position to include the blaze to 1 unit as a result of the construction was constructed with firewalls, mentioned Summerside Fireplace Chief Ron Enman when SaltWire referred to as him Sept. 19.
Enman mentioned firefighters had the hearth knocked down rapidly.
“It was an actual good save for certain, it was positively contained to the kitchen space. Nice effort by the division,” mentioned Enman.
All six hearth vehicles and 58 firefighters responded to the scene. Summerside Police Providers and Island EMS had been additionally there.
“(There was) substantial harm to the unit, hearth within the kitchen space and lots of smoke and warmth harm to the remainder of the unit,” mentioned Enman. “Nothing suspicious, simply unlucky.”
Charisa Lykow mentioned all of the household’s possessions had been destroyed. She was house along with her husband on the time of the hearth. Their youngster was staying with a grandparent for the evening.
“I used to be handled for smoke inhalation. My husband was airlifted to Queen Elizabeth II ICU in Halifax with non-life-threatening accidents,” wrote Lykow to SaltWire on Monday morning. “He has second- and third-degree burns on 25 per cent of his physique. Prognosis is nice.”
She added his burns are largely to his extremities.
The household additionally misplaced their pets that had been within the house on the time. An online fundraiser was set up to help support the young family as they recover.
