Sarnia Fire Truck on London Line. April 26, 2019. (Photo by Colin Gowdy, BlackburnNews)Sarnia Fire Truck on London Line. April 26, 2019. (Photo by Colin Gowdy, BlackburnNews)
Sarnia

House fire on Court Street causes $200K in damage

Fire caused an estimated $200,000 in damage to a house in the 800 block of Court Street Monday night.

Sarnia Fire & Rescue said the call went in at about 10:20 p.m. after one of the occupants arrived home to find smoke in the residence.

Fifteen firefighters from three stations responded to the area, just east of Colborne Road north of Highway 402, and were able to quickly find and extinguish the blaze.

There were no injuries and the cause was determined to be electrical in nature.

Sarnia Fire & Rescue is reminding residents that working smoke alarms save lives.

Read More Local Stories

Crash in Tilbury claims driver's life

Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.

CK police charge woman with assault

According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.

(File photo courtesy of © Can Stock Photo Inc. / dehooks)

Scoreboard, Aug 5

The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.