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CTV News
3 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Multiple fire crews battle roof and solar panel blaze in West Lorne, Ont.
The black smoke from a storage facility fire in West Lorne, Ont. could be seen for kilometres. West Elgin Fire Department responded to a blaze at 215 Gilbert St. Saturday after multiple 911 calls. 'There was smoke and flames showing from the rooftop at the building behind us,' said Jeff MacArthur, chief of the West Elgin Fire Department. 'We also requested Dutton/Dunwich for mutual aid and also Central Elgin Fire.' The building is a storage facility called SimTech Supply Chain Management. WEST LORNE FIRE Black smoke filled the air in West Elgin after the roof and solar panels at a storage facility caught fire on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Source: Ryan Minogue) Fire crews set up hoses around the perimeter of the building spraying water up onto the roof. Central Elgin Fire had its aerial ladder truck and was putting water on from above. 'We were quickly able to knock down the flames with water suppression,' said MacArthur. 'We secured water supply. We have hydrants right on scene here, so thankfully, the fire was brought under control on the rooftop quite quickly.' WEST LORNE FIRE West Elgin Fire Department set up hoses around the perimeter of a building at 215 Gilbert St. in West Lorne, Ont. and sprayed to battle a roof and solar panel fire on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Brent Lale/CTV News London) Fire crews worked with the property owner to determine what contents were inside the facility. They also had Enbridge and Hydro One crews on scene to isolate the electrical power and the rest of the utilities. There were no injuries. Fire later determined the fire involved the roof structure and solar panels on the roof. None of the building's contents were involved in the fire and crews will be back on scene Sunday to continue the investigation.
ABC News
11-06-2025
- General
- ABC News
People left in limbo after fire rips through Storage King facility in Burpengary, north of Brisbane
A large fire at a storage facility north of Brisbane has left many in limbo, unsure if their belongings have been spared. Emergency services were called to the Storage King complex on Old Gympie Road in Burpengary just after 6pm on Wednesday night. It took 26 crews three and a half hours to contain the blaze, and prompted police to declare an exclusion zone, with residents urged to stay inside due to heavy smoke. Irene Schynol said everything she owned was being kept at the facility after being homeless for four years. She is close to finding somewhere to live, but is now unsure whether she will have anything to fill her home with. "I found out there was a fire here last night, I was horrified," she said. "There's a lot of personal stuff in there, papers, photos of my adopted daughter who passed away, [and] family photos. An exclusion zone, which encompassed New Settlement Road, Pitt Road, Bellini Road, Twists Road, and Old Bay Road, was retracted just after 2am. Two people were assessed for smoke inhalation, with one person taken to Caboolture Hospital in a stable condition. It's unclear what started the fire, but police are not currently treating it as suspicious. Kerry Tomsen said she had "absolutely everything" in the facility, including photos of her children and other sentimental items. "I only saw [the fire] on Facebook and came down to see for myself," she said. "There's a lot of families who have got stuff in here, you know, it's everything." Ms Tomsen was told her stuff "may be okay". "I'm just hoping that it is, and I feel for everyone who has lost their stuff," she said through tears.
