Lake Scugog Historical Society Historic Digital Newspaper Collection

Port Perry Star, 16 Jul 1996, p. 5

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FIRE AFTERMATH: Arson is suspected in the blaze that destroyed this vacant Line 6 house last Wednesday night. Scugog firefighters were called out around midnight, and remained on the scene for about three hours as the fire levelled the single-story building. A similar blaze in Uxbridge Township: occurred the same night. Arson is suspected in blaze Arson is the probable cause of a fire that destroyed an unoccupied house near Port Perry last Wednesday night. Scugog firefighters from the Port sta- tion spent more than three hours at the site of the blaze, which was reported to police by a passerby around midnight. The single story house, a little over a mile west of Hwy 7A on Line 6, had been vacant for a couple of years. } Deputy Chief Bill Harrison said that (fully insured) Your satisfaction is our satisfaction David Watts B.Sc.(Agr.) although the nature of the blaze is sus- : picious, the Fire Marshal wasn't called into the iffvestigate. The house, which is uninsured, belongs to Tom Mitchell. "It's definitely a suspected arson," said Mr. Harrison. "We can't tell where it started because it was so far gone when we got there." The department has set a damage estimate of $45,000. the blaze is still under investigation. UXBRIDGE TREE SERVICE » Expert Tree Climbers, @° Professional Chainsaw Operators 8 TREE, SHRUB & HEDGE * Removals * Pruning * Trimming Complete Clean-up! STUMP REMOVAL Bus. (905) 852-5313 - youth. ment will be looking into a request from the Nestl ton Hardball Associ to allow the lei A 'The league is looking into entering an g ment that would see them develop the piofesty n to be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the facility. ; If an i land, which is heavily cov- ered in brush, level the land, seed it and fili the well hole on the property » a backstop can be erect- ed. : The league would also seek the co-operation of the township and the re- = gion to open the existing road allowance to gain ac- cess to the area. In years two and three the club would like to re- | peat the entire p s to - construct a Mab LS ~ - ' o # > i LS Ls - AYN AYN ARN AN 2 ~ - a INSTORE SPECIALS wn MN she whe wie whe wie Gta ' TN PRN 2p 24S 2 1525 Hwy. 7A West, Por 985.-GOLF (985-4653) Eg. rw = ra

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