2009-03-17
08:47:50
(Elliot Row Blaze Leaves 15 Homeless – photo submitted by Mark McGraw)
It will be days before investigators piece together what started fires that ripped through four buildings in Greater Saint John. The first call came in just after eight o’clock at 45 Elliot Row where fire-fighters found flames and smoke rolling from the 12-unit building. All 15 people inside got out safely but the building suffered heavy damage. Fire Crews were then called 693 Manawagonish Road just after midnight to find flames shooting from a basement apartment.
Fire quickly spread to two adjoining homes at 685 and 687 Manawagonish Road. All of the families inside escaped with no injuries but their homes have been gutted by the flames. The Church of Good Shepard has opened it’s doors to give the families shelter from the cold. No word on how the fire started.
