(PERTH EAST, ON) – On October 5, 2022, at approximately 12:25 a.m., members of the Perth Couth Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a structure fire on Wellington Road 86 in the Township of Perth East. It was a reported that a barn containing some horses, dogs and puppies was fully engulphed.
Drayton Fire Department, Linwood Fire Department, Mapleton Fire Department-Moorefield, Milverton Fire Department and Sebringville Fire also responded.
Wellington Road 86 remained closed for fire operations through the night but is now open. There were no injuries reported however, 3 horses, 2 dogs and 11 puppies are reported to have been lost in the blaze. The fire has been deemed non-suspicious. The damage is estimated at approximately $500,000.