Fire Causes $10,000 Dollars Damage To PG Home

Sunday, April 03, 2011 04:35 PM

Prince George- Damage is estimated at about $10,000 dollars in a fire in the 700 block of Hamilton St. at 1.30pm. Today.

Seventeen fire fighters from three halls were called out to a structure fire.

On arriving at the scene they discovered a sundeck on fire at the rear of the home.

The fire had been all but been contained by the home owner with a garden hose.

The cause of the fire was the result of smouldering wood chips that were put into a plastic bucket on the sundeck.

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Posted on Sunday, April 03, 2011 04:35 PM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: Dragonmaster on April 3 2011 7:51 PM

Have seen this type of carelessness before. A number of years ago in Kelowna a neighbour cleaned out the fireplace, put the ashes in a paper bag and tossed them out under the deck. Six hours later at 3 in the morning my dad smelled smoke, looked out the back door and saw the neighbours house on fire.
To make a long story short we saved 12 people from possible death and also put out the fire with a garden hose. 4 people went to hospital with smoke inhalation.

People need to remember common sense when dealing with fire!

Posted by: opion1 on April 3 2011 8:26 PM

The idiot should have to pay for the cost of the fire fighters coming

Posted by: Dragonmaster on April 4 2011 1:59 PM

Thats just fine opion1, until you screw up and need help. Huh! I think as a taxpayer he already does pay.