Fire Alarm Saves Two Lives
A nasty fire in Mississipi Mills has exemplified the advantages of having a fire detector at home. Last January 27, Wednesday, John Willard of Almonte called the fire department regarding a fire on his own home. Williard’s home is situated at a small island at Carleton Street near the Textile Museum of Mississippi Valley; the fire was able to inflict massive damage to it. Although the house is still standing, according to Fire Chief Art Brown, he doesn’t know if much can be saved from it. He said that the fire was quite stubborn to control in the large house.
John Willard and his son were staying on the basement when the sound of the smoke detectors caught their attention and prompted them to go upstairs. When Willard’s son saw the house getting filled with smoke, the two immediately abandoned it.
Art Brown said that if it weren’t for the smoke detectors, Willard and his son would have been dead.
The fire department had a difficult time getting near the house because it was located at an island which is only accessible by a narrow bridge. It took them until 6 am in the morning to douse the flames with the help of the fire departments from Beckwith, Pakenham, and Carleton Place.
The cause of the fire is still unknown at this point.
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