UPDATE: Accidental fire consumes house on McWhirter's Lane

Members of the Corner Brook Fire Department contain the blaze that consumed the house on McWhirter’s Lane early this morning, the same house that nearly 200 cats were removed from back in May. — Star photo by Chris Quigley

Published on August 23, 2012; Published on August 23, 2012
Chris Quigley The Western Star

Topics :: Corner Brook Fire Department , Newfoundland Power

CORNER BROOK The cause of a residental fire on McWhirter's Lane, Wednesday night has been ruled accidental.

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is not releasing the specific cause of the fire in the house that nearly 200 cats were removed from back in May.

Members of the Corner Brook Fire Department responded to the blaze around midnight and had the situation under control quickly.

According to firefighters on the scene, there was too much debris in the house to immediately pinpoint a cause.

Once the fire was extingushed, RNC fire investigators and its forensic identification section assumed the site to conduct an investigation, Thursday.

No one was hurt in the fire, however the house was extensively damaged.

With files from Meaghan Philpott.

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Mr Corner Brook

- August 23, 2012 at 21:37:41

ACCIDENTAL!?!?! SERIOUSLY??? Do they really expect anyone to believe that for even one moment? What are the RNC being paid to do? What a joke! Please bring the RCMP back!

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George

- August 23, 2012 at 12:39:48

This is what happens when you have a city hall and counsil that will not act in the best interest of the tax payers.I do not agree with taking the law into your own hands but sometimes you have no other choice.

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Roy Whalen

- August 23, 2012 at 12:28:30

At least the city can get back to doing nothing about this situation which has festered for years. I also note that the Western Star has seen fit to keep the owner's name out of the story, ( I agree) unlike recent stories from Deer Lake. Roy Whalen

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Kevin Power

- August 23, 2012 at 09:00:29

Probably the best thing to happen to that house.

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