Paris firefighters busy with two major fire calls early morning of July 14th

By Casandra Turnbull

Paris firefighters were busy last weekend responding to three active fires across town.

The first call came in at 12:30 am on Sunday morning for a large fire in the north end of town by the CN Railway. A pile of railway ties in between the Paris Junction and Paris West started to burn just after midnight. Firefighters from the Paris station arrived and got the fire under control within a few hours; however, it wasn’t fully extinguished until Sunday afternoon around 4:30 pm, says County of Brant Fire Chief Darren Watson.

As that fire was brought under control, the Paris Station received another fire call around 5:15 am on Sunday morning for a structure fire in the new subdivision located behind the Twin Pad Arena on Pottruff Road. A total of four stations responded to the call –Paris, Airport, St. George and Burford. Burford firefighters were staged nearby in case the fire spread and in case additional crews were required

It took approximately 35 firefighters on scene to control that fire that fully engulfed three homes, leaving them destroyed beyond repair. A fourth home had severe damage and five other homes had minor damage All nine homes were under construction and not occupied. No one was injured, Watson confirmed.

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This photo, shared on social media by Mark Clements, shows the extent of the fire in Paris’ north end. A pile of railway ties in between the Paris Junction and Paris West, started to burn in the early hours of Sunday, July 14th . Firefighters didn’t fully extinguish the fire until Sunday afternoon around 4:30 pm.