UPDATE: 3:49 P.M. Tuesday
Investigators won’t be able to determine the cause of a large blaze in Listowel that caused around $1.2 million in damage.
North Perth Assistant Fire Chief Jason Benn tells MyStratfordNow.com first responders were called out to a fire at a modular home in The Village community just after 8:30 Monday night.
He says three modular homes were destroyed in the blaze and there was too much damage caused to be able to determine what sparked the blaze.
Benn adds one person was arrested at the scene after assaulting two firefighters when they arrived to fight the fire.
“It makes the job that much harder and it’s hard to prepare the firefighters for that, we did have one individual that was assaulted who said in his eighteen years of service he’s never, ever come across anything of that nature.”
Benn adds the assault was minor but the 50-year-old North Perth resident has been charged with assault.
Another person was taken to the hospital as a precaution with minor injuries.
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A 50-year-old North Perth resident has been charged after police say they assaulted two firefighters at the scene of a blaze.
Just after 8:30 Monday night, first responders were called to a fire at a modular home at The Village community east of Listowel.
Perth County OPP says one home was fully engulfed by flames and at least two others were damaged with one person taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
When fire crews arrived on scene, police say two firefighters were assaulted by a person who has now been charged with assault.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and the public is asked to avoid the area.
The Ontario Fire Marshal has been contacted and is assisting with the investigation.
