Wednesday, April 23, 2003

COOKING FIRE DESTROYS ONE HOME- DAMAGES OTHERS
Heyden, Ont.

A house fire early this morning has destroyed one home and damaged the exterior of a second house and neighbouring garage.

At about 1:00 this morning, the Sault Ste. Marie O.P.P. and the Aweres Township Fire Department were called to the Fisher Trailer Park on Trout Lake Road in Heyden. A trailer home was fully engulfed in flames. All occupants of the house escaped without injury.

Theinvestigation has revealed that a pot was mistakenly left on the stove and caught fire. A second occupant of the house was in the bedroom and could smell smoke. When the two came out of the bedroom the house was filled with smoke and the two fled the building.

The house was quickly engulfed in flames. The Aweres Twp. Fire Department and Sault Ste. Marie O.P.P. were called to the scene. There was little that could be done to save the home. The Aweres Township Fire Department is being credited for saving two neighbouring homes from extensive damage.

A neighbouring home and a garage was slightly damaged but were saved from catching fire.

The occupants of the house had no insurance on any of the contents. Everything they own was destroyed in the blaze.


TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN 12 HOUR LICENCE SUSPENSION
Laird Twp, Ont.,

A traffic stop by one of the Sault Ste. Marie O.P.P. officers has found yet another person drinking and driving.

Last night at about 11:00 p.m. the officer was on patrol on the Bar River Road. The officer stopped a vehicle when the driver showed obvious signs of impairment. He was taken to the police station were a breathalyzer test indicated that he was just under the legal limit.

This fortunate 43-year-old Laird Twp man was issued a 12-hour drivers licence suspension. No charges were laid in this incident.