P.E.I. auto repair shop destroyed after firefighters battle hours long blaze

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.

P.E.I. auto repair shop destroyed after firefighters battle hours long blaze
A employee who was on scene reported the hearth started all over 4 p.m. April 28 immediately after sparks from a welder caught one thing in the shop. – Cody McEachern

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 member of the Charlottetown Fire Department assesses the damage from above the Brackley Point Road auto repair shop. Most of the roof of the shop was visibly destroyed. - Cody McEachern
A member of the Charlottetown Hearth Department assesses the hurt from previously mentioned the Brackley Level Street car fix shop. Most of the roof of the store was visibly wrecked. – Cody McEachern

A part of Brackley Point Highway was nevertheless closed to targeted traffic as of 9 p.m.