Crews fight house fire on Prescott Street

Photo by Keith Gosse/The Telegram

Firefighters at the scene of a house fire on Prescott Street in St. John's.

Published on March 14, 2013; Published on March 14, 2013
Louis Power

Topics :: Prescott Street , St. John's

Firefighters were at the scene of a house fire this evening on the bottom of Prescott Street in downtown St. John's.

When crews arrived, fire was showing and smoke was coming from the building, but it was quickly controlled.

Two people were treated in an ambulance on the scene.

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An east ender

- March 15, 2013 at 10:39:02

My mother lives directly across the street from this house,she was burned out 20 years ago which was a 3 alarm fire she lost everything but the fire stared with the adjoining home,not only was my family home burned it also caused considerable amount of damage to 3 other homes.The home that the fire started at was a rental property that had no fire rated gyroc if it had it these other homes maybe would have not been damaged as much as they have been.What I wonder what are council thinking of when they let landlords turn these big old 125-150 year old homes into 3and 4 apartment houses,each apartment having stoves,fridges,microwaves, most homes today have 2-3 TV,s most homes downtown are tinder boxes most are not up to code,time to stop this council.

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