No injuries following Topsail fire

By Mark Squibb

Residents of Monument Road were woken from their sleep during the wee hours of the morning Friday, April 17 after the Conception Bay South Fire Department were summoned to a house fire at the corner of Annie’s Place.

Fire Chief John Heffernan said the station received the call at 1:14 a.m. and the first unit arrived on the scene shortly thereafter. The home’s occupant was the one to call in the fire.

As the fire had already consumed much of the home, and as its lone occupant had already escaped, firefighters elected not to enter the burning structure. Had anyone been inside when firefighters arrived on scene, Heffernan said it is unlikely they would have still been alive.

“We had lots of firefighters on scene, but these fires can be tedious and time-consuming,” said the chief. “You can’t get actually get in and get at the root cause… But there was a great effort by the crew on scene to contain the fire to that particular structure. There were no injuries, and no other property damage, so from that perspective we’re quite pleased. Unfortunately, someone lost their home, but ultimately there was no loss of life and no injury.”

Crews remained on scene until 4:33 a.m.

The investigation into the cause of the fire was handed over to the police, as is protocol, Heffernan said.