Ont. fire station, emergency vehicles lost to fire

[SLM]

Ont. fire station, emergency vehicles lost to fire

QMI Agency

Feb 3, 2014 , Last Updated: 8:26 AM ET

Several emergency vehicles were lost in a fire Sunday morning when the Mount Albert, Ont., fire station went up in flames.
Emergency crews from Holland Landing and Queensville fire stations were called to the blaze shortly after 8 a.m. at 22 Princess St., Mount Albert, northeast of Newmarket, Ont.
Officials said no one was injured, but there was a significant loss of property and equipment. The station housed six fire and support vehicles.
"This is a significant loss to our community and to the firefighters of the Mount Albert Station," Mayor Virginia Hackson said in a release.
East Gwillimbury Emergency Services is made up of paid on-call volunteer and full-time firefighters who work out of three stations, including Holland Landing, Queensville and Mount Albert.


Ont. fire station, emergency vehicles lost to fire


The irony is palpable.

 

[Walter]

It wasn't an old building either.

 

[SLM]

It wasn't an old building either.

Really? The irony of the Fire Station burning down aside, is there any talk as to cause?

 

[Liberalman]

Obviously the volunteer firefighters were not properly trained in fire prevention or this would never have happened.

 

[Walter]

Obviously the volunteer firefighters were not properly trained in fire prevention or this would never have happened.

What was the cause?

 

[taxslave]

What was the cause?

Liberal government in Ontario.

 

[EagleSmack]

What was the cause?

Fire.

 

[Nuggler]

excess heat

""The irony is palpable."""




Yah, and like, you can feel it too.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Perhaps the fire rescue equipment did not arrive in time.

 

[Walter]

Apparently is was the new truck ($600,000.00+) that started the fire with some of its electrical equipment shorting-out. No one was on duty at the time the fire started.

The township has a 2nd truck identical to the one that started the fire and that truck is now housed outside of its station house situated a few miles to the north of Mt. Albert where the fire took place.

 

[lone wolf]

I hope it was just a lemon and not some fault in all trucks from that company