Unattended cooking to blame for North Bay house fire, landlord fined
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The owner at a North Bay rental home has been fined and seven people displaced after a kitchen fire Tuesday.
The owner at a North Bay rental home has been fined and seven people displaced after a kitchen fire Tuesday.
"The outcome from the fire could have been far worse. There (were) no working smoke alarms in the home," North Bay deputy fire chief Greg Saunders said in an email Wednesday morning.
"As this residence was a rental, the owner of the property has been charged with three counts of failing to maintain smoke alarm in operating condition and further fire orders are pending."
That totals up to $1,080 in fines.
Fire crews were called to the Second Avenue West house just before 4 p.m. Nov. 19, Saunders said.
Thick smoke was coming from the front of the building and when firefighters entered, they were able to quickly put out the blaze in the kitchen area.
"The seven residents of the home were able to safely evacuate," Saunders said.
