ELORA – Centre Wellington Fire Rescue, Wellington County OPP, and Guelph Wellington Paramedic Services were on the scene of a garage fire on Mary Street in Elora late Tuesday morning.
The call came in just before 11 am for a report of a garage fire.
When officials arrived heavy smoke could be seen coming from the garage.
Working fire on Mary St in Elora. Please avoid the area. EMS, OPP assisting CWFR. pic.twitter.com/Nz52q1bDZl
— Brad Patton (@FormerFireChief) March 9, 2021
Deputy Fire Chief Jonathan Karn said in an interview with The Grand at 101 “the first firefighters on scene made entry into the garage and were able to knock the fire down.”
Crews also did a quick search and found nobody was left inside the home.
Karn said, “we were able to stop the fire before it reached into the home, in fact, the homeowners are going to be able to get back into the house today.”
Quick work by @CWFireChief to knock down a garage fire on Mary St in #Elora late this morning. Fortunately no injuries to report. #WellingtonOPP have Mary St closed between Moir and David St. ^km pic.twitter.com/sB7uxb0WYo
— OPP West Region (@OPP_WR) March 9, 2021
The fire has been deemed not suspicious, it appears accidental but undetermined at this time.
Jonathan Karn said, “there is fairly significant damage in the garage itself, so whether or not they will be able to definitively say what the cause is probably not with the amount of damage.”
Extensive overhaul of the garage on Mary St is now complete, homeowners will be able to return home tonight thanks to the quick actions of the first arriving crews @CWFireChief @WellyAdvertiser @TheGrand101FM @CentrWellington pic.twitter.com/jjekxl7467
— Jonathan Karn (@karnDC2) March 9, 2021
There were no injuries reported, fire crews have cleared the scene and Mary Street has been reopened.
