BELLEVILLE, ON - January 25, 2005

At 7:30 pm on January 25, 2005 the Belleville Fire Dept received a 911 call reporting a chimney fire in a residence at 399 Bleecker Avenue.

Upon arrival fire crews found the fire had already progressed into the walls and up to the second floor of the large brick century old home. Firefighters under the direction of Capt. Wayne Lynch fought the stubborn blaze in extremely cold weather and managed to save the structure from destruction. Sadly two dogs, a cat and a ferret perished in the blaze.

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