P.E.I. auto repair shop destroyed after firefighters battle hours long blaze
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A fire causing heavy destruction to a Charlottetown car mend shop shut down a part of Brackley Place Road April 28.
Charlottetown police closed the road in front of Mechanical Overall performance Car Assistance to website traffic as members of the Charlottetown Fire Section battled flames flowing from the garage spot of the small business, as demonstrated in many Facebook video clips.
No info was readily available when SaltWire Community contacted the Charlottetown Fire Section, nevertheless an unnamed employee who was on scene explained the fire started off sometime just after 4 p.m.
While the employee wasn’t there at the time the fire broke out, he mentioned he was told by other employees the fire started after sparks from a welding machine caught something in the store. He reported the fire distribute and speedily turned out of handle.
No one particular in the shop was harm when the hearth broke out, the employee stated.
Firefighters have been in a position to deliver the fire less than regulate someday prior to 8 p.m. Several users could be seen assisting a tow truck as it hauled two burnt vehicles out of the garage as other associates sprayed other regions of the developing.
A part of Brackley Point Highway was nevertheless closed to targeted traffic as of 9 p.m.