A truck went up in flames on Gordon Street in Wallaceburg on Thursday morning.
Tina McAdams, who lives nearby, told the Sydenham Current she was woken up by a “loud hissing sound” at around 5:20 a.m.
“I looked out the window and the car kinda blew up,” she said.
“So I ran outside and a man in a black truck ran up to the door and banged on it to let the people inside know that their truck was on fire, as I ran in to call 911. The house also caught fire on the side where the truck was.”
After calling 911, McAdams said emergency crews were at the scene within eight minutes.
Const. Kelly Helbin, the public information officer for the Chatham-Kent Police Service told the Sydenham Current that no injuries were reported and damage is pegged at $55,000.
“The occupants were able to get out in time,” she said.
The cause of the fire is potentially electrical, but the investigation is on-going, Helbin said.
Whitney Burk, community safety officer with Chatham-Kent Fire and Emergency Services, told the Sydenham Current she is waiting on details from the on-call chief.
We’ll provide more information when it becomes available.
Here is a video from the scene:
@ckfiredept @CKPSMedia @CK_EMS at the scene of a fire on Gordon St. earlier this morning in #Wallaceburg 🔥#ckont pic.twitter.com/7SkVMhVxmf
— Sydenham Current (@SydenhamCurrent) 15 June 2017
Here are some more photos after the fire was put out, taken by Aaron Hall:
– Photo credit: Tina McAdams, Aaron Hall
