Firefighters remain at the scene of a blaze at the Tom and Al’s warehouse in Wallaceburg.
Bob Davidson, assistant fire chief, says there are no reported injuries.
“The fire is still ongoing,” Davidson stated in a press release sent out at 10 a.m.
“The cause will be considered under investigation at this time.”
CKFES currently responding to a warehouse fire in Wallaceburg. Cause is unknown at this time. No injuries to report. More details to come.
— CK Fire Department (@ckfiredept) 23 December 2017
Davidson said the time of the call came in at 6:59 a.m. to the 479 King Street location.
“An initial response from Wallaceburg Station 3 saw firefighters arriving to find a working fire at a commercial warehouse that had breached the roof,” Davidson says.
“The fire was contained to the initial fire occupancy. Station 3 Wallaceburg, Station 2 Chatham, an Aerial from Station 1 Chatham and Station 5 Tupperville attended.”
One house and a garage at the back of the structure was exposed to the blaze, Davidson says.
At this time, there is no damage estimate available.
Several roads surrounding the building are closed to traffic.
Here is our original coverage: Massive fire at Tom and Al’s warehouse in Wallaceburg
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Here are some videos submitted to the Sydenham Current from the scene:
Big flames, and thick smoke at the Tom and Al’s warehouse in #Wallaceburg 🔥Submitted to the @SydenhamCurrent @ckfiredept @CKPSMedia pic.twitter.com/CgqxyPwM07
— Sydenham Current (@SydenhamCurrent) 23 December 2017
More raw footage submitted to the @SydenhamCurrent of the massive blaze at the Tom and Al’s warehouse in #Wallaceburg 🔥@ckfiredept @CKPSMedia #ckont pic.twitter.com/NIXhGvU7yd
— Sydenham Current (@SydenhamCurrent) 23 December 2017
Tom and Al’s warehouse fire in #Wallaceburg – Raw video footage submitted to the @SydenhamCurrent 🔥@ckfiredept @CKPSMedia #ckont pic.twitter.com/BmYnWa32G1
— Sydenham Current (@SydenhamCurrent) 23 December 2017
Here are some photos of the scene, taken by Dana Haggith:
– Photo credit: Dana Haggith
