Fire Department Responds To Two fires

Owen Sound, Ontario – Thursday April 2, 2015 – On Wednesday April 1, 2015 the Owen

Sound Fire and Emergency Services responded to two house fires.

The first incident occurred at a west side home due to a contractor using spray foam

insulation adjacent to a gas fired hot water heater. The fumes from the spray foam

insulation were ignited by the pilot light on the hot water heater. The contractor assisted by

the responding crew limited the damage to the floor joist space where the foam had been

sprayed.

The second incident occurred on Alpha Street when a crock pot was placed too close to a

stove top element that had been unintentionally turned on causing the apartment unit to fill

with smoke. Thankfully, no one was home at the time of the fire.

Unattended cooking is the leading source of ignition in home fires and the second leading

source in fatal fires. With the upcoming holiday weekend, the Ontario Fire Marshal would like

to remind all Ontario families that when you are cooking, always stay in the kitchen.

The Owen Sound Fire & Emergency Services would like to remind you that smoke alarms are

required on every level and outside each sleeping area. It is the law. Working smoke alarms

save lives.

Carbon monoxide alarms are required in all homes with a fuel fired appliance on April 15,

2015. It is the law.