Fire trucks respond to a smoke alarm activation on Highland Dr. in Wingham on October 8, 2015. (Photo by Steve Sabourin)A faulty electrical switch in a bathroom triggered a smoke alarm at a Wingham home this morning.
Firefighters were paged just before 8:30am about the incident at a Highland Dr. address.
Once there, they confirmed there was smoke and found the faulty electrical switch in a second floor bathroom. All occupants were out of the building when emergency crews arrived.
Department officials say it's another reminder that working smoke alarms do save lives.
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Chatham-Kent fire crews responded to Park Street, near the Baxter Street intersection, at roughly 6:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.
