New Canadians displaced after fire destroys east London townhome
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A family of new Canadians from Nigeria are looking for a new home just before Christmas. Fire destroyed their townhome on Bentley Drive in northeast London, Ont. Friday night.
A family of new Canadians from Nigeria are looking for a new home just before Christmas.
Fire destroyed their townhome on Bentley Drive in northeast London, Ont. Friday night.
“Fire crews got on scene early with London Fire Station 7 only being a block and a half away,” says Chief Brent Shea of the London Fire Department.
“There was smoke and a large amount of fire in the front of the building upon arrival. They applied water from outside and made entry. Everyone had already self-extricated from the structure.”
No one was injured, and the grandparents - who were home at the time - saw the wall of flame going up and were able to get themselves and the children out of the building.
Chief Shea says the home is destroyed and unliveable.
“At this time, the cause appears to be light, cheap, plastic curtains,” says Shea.
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