Firefighters from Hawkesbury, Champlain Township, and Grenville, along with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), and Town of Hawkesbury enforcement officers were at the scene of a major fire in Hawkesbury on Monday, August 18.
The fire occurred at the Devcore Place de la Station residential construction site between Nelson and Higginson streets and spread to a multi-unit residential building on Higginson Street.
According to the OPP, emergency responders were called to the scene at around 10 am Monday. The fire had started in a building under construction. Neighbouring homes were evacuated as a precaution. As a result, two structures were destroyed. No one was injured.
Smoke was visible for a considerable distance. Large chunks of ash fell on the neighbourhood for several blocks around the fire scene.
As of 4 pm Monday, fire crews remained at the scene and the area around Nelson Street East remained blocked off.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, but it is not considered to be suspicious.
Photos: Barry Gaudreau
