02-07-2025
Lambton barn fire causes $500K in damage
Fire broke out around 8:37 p.m. on July 1, 2025 at 3421 Petrolia Line. (Source: Brooke Schrijver)
Damage is estimated at $500,000 after a barn fire in Lambton County.
Crews were called to the scene at 3421 Petrolia Line around 8:37 p.m. Tuesday where a metal shed was on fire and spread to a barn.
No animals were in the barn or on the property at the time of the incident, but tractors and wagons were burned.
The family that owns the property is renting it out, and the tenant was not home at there at the time of the incident — a neighbouring property owner alerted fire department.
The current owners have owned property since 1983.
Petrolia and North Enniskillen Fire Department (PNEFD) Chief Rick Cousins told CTV News there was a scary moment when a firefighter showed signs of heat exhaustion.
'PNEFD support operations and response team and EMS staff that was on standby at our scene tended to our member. EMS transported the firefighter to the hospital, [they were] evaluated thoroughly, then released just hours later with a clean bill of health.'
The cause of the fire has been listed as undetermined.
petrolia line fire - lambton - july 2025
The site of a barn fire on Petrolia Line in Lambton County is still smoldering the morning after the fire. July 2, 2025. (Sean Irvine/CTV News London)
petrolia line fire - lambton county - july 2025
The site of a barn fire on Petrolia Line in Lambton County is still smoldering the morning after the fire. July 2, 2025. (Sean Irvine/CTV News London)
