Firefighters from Paris and Airport Stations battle house fire on Silver Street

At approximately 10:20 am on June 17th , a total of 30 firefighters from Paris and Airport Stations responded to a report of a fire on the outside of a residential building on Silver Street in Paris Crews arrived to find an active fire behind the house with evidence of spread into the structure

Deputy Fire Chief Brent Cain said in an email to The Paris Independent, “An offensive attack was deployed along with a primary search of the house.”

He also confirmed no one was home at the time and no injuries were reported by first responders during the incident.

“The fire was brought under control very quickly followed by extensive overhaul work to ensure there was no further extension,” said Cain The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

Following the fire, firefighters followed a thorough decontamination procedure to clean them, ensure their safety and prepare them to respond to future calls.

Brant OPP were also at the scene of this structure fire, and closed part of Silver Street between Mulberry Streets and Grand River Street to ensure public safety while firefighters battled the blaze