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Back to HomeFeature Article - April 12, 2012 Abandoned house levelled by fireby Jeff Green

When contacted on Tuesday afternoon (April 10) Central Frontenac Fire Chief Bill Young said that the cause of a fire that destroyed a house and shed on Road 38 near Sharbot Lake a day earlier was still undetermined, and that an investigation has been launched by the Ontario Fire Marshall’s office.

He added that the house was the property of Central Frontenac Township, having been ceded to the township as the result of back taxes owing on the property.

The fire started in the house, and the house and shed were fully engulfed when firefighters arrived on the scene. A resulting brush fire spread across Road 38 at one point, but fire crews were able to douse the flames before any other buildings caught fire.

The house did not have a hydro hook up so there is no obvious reason for an accidental fire to start, other than it having been deliberately set, but Young would not speculate on the origin of the fire until the Fire Marshall’s report is completed.

Two dozen Central Frontenac firefighters arrived on the scene quickly, aided by the fact the Wagner Road Fire Hall is located only a few hundred metres away.

OPP officers arrived quickly and traffic on Road 38 was reduced to one lane until fire crews completed their work.