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WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014
VOL 117 NO. 22
McDonald makes the cut Page 19
CRAIG LINDSAY
Grand Forks Gazette
A local family is displaced after a fire gutted their house on Monday afternoon. Fortunately, no one was in the house at the time of the fire. A neighbour rescued the family dog, while firefighters were able to shoo the two cats safely out of the smoke-filled house. Grand Forks Fire Rescue chief Dale Heriot said the fire started in the backyard patio and spread to the roof and the attic of the house. The cause of the fire is uncertain, but Heriot said it is not suspicious. “We got called at 4:24 p.m.,” he told the Gazette. “I was first on the scene. When I arrived I saw smoke coming from the rear of the home. When I got out and walked to the backyard, there was smoke and flame on the back porch area.” Heriot said his crew did a great job minimizing the fire and smoke damage to the house. He estimated that the damage to the house was between $50,000 and $100,000. The homeowners were insured and are working with their insurance provider. Fire crews had to use chainsaws to cut holes in the roof to allow access to the attic and ventilate the house. “We cut a hole in the roof in two areas,” he said. “The rear of the house, the porch, and the overhanging eve is burnt. The rear door and windows in the back are broken from the heat. Not too much flame got into the house. Some got into the one bathroom. Other than that, for most of the interior it was just smoke and water damage.” There were 21 firefighters on scene as well as four engines, although only one was used, said Heriot. “I thought our knockdown was very good,” he added. “I thought we did a really good job of containing the fire to the area of origin. I think our guys did a great job in minimizing damage to the structure.”
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Clara Hughes (rear), multiple Olympic medalist, turns onto 5th Street in Grand Forks accompanied by husband Peter Guzman (middle) and former teammate Ina Yoko Teutenberg as her Big Ride reaches town. Craig Lindsay photo
Olympian brings message to town CRAIG LINDSAY
Grand Forks Gazette
There was a huge turnout of almost 200 people by Gyro Park as Olympian Clara Hughes visited Grand Forks on May 23 as part of her Big Ride
across Canada. The crowd cheered like crazy as Hughes and her two companions rode down Central Avenue and turned onto 5th Street. The ride, which is sponsored by Bell, has seen Hughes already travel • See CLARA HUGHES page 14
Firefighters work to contain a blaze Monday at a house on 22nd Street near the hospital. No one was in the house at the time of the fire. Craig Lindsay photo
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