On Monday March 25, 2019 at 6:51 p.m. Gravenhurst Fire Department Stations one and two responded to Peninsula Road for a Structure Fire at a home.. When crews arrived, they found heavy fire conditions through the roof; crews initiated interior attack. a partial collapse, fallen hydro lines and exposed propane tanks compounding the situation. Water tanker shuttle operations in progress and occupants have been accounted for.
“Circumstances including location, weather are working against the best efforts of crews this evening as darkness falls. Primary focus is on crew safety and extinguishment now” Gravenhurst Fire Chief Larry Brassard
More information when it becomes available.
Update
A dinner time fire destroyed a cottage in West Gravenhurst Monday evening. At 6:30 pm on March 25th, the lone occupant of a cottage called 9-1-1 after discovering a fire in the walls and attic of the single story structure. By the time fire fighters from two different stations arrived the fire had already broken through the roof.
Eight trucks and 25 fire fighters responded to the incident and despite their efforts, the cottage was lost. A partial roof collapse and propane tanks adjacent to the cottage hampered efforts to bring the fire under control during the initial phase of the fire attack. Fire fighters spent several hours at the scene.
There were no injuries and preliminary damage estimates have been set at $350,000.00. The fire is not considered suspicious, but no cause has been determined.
