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Fire department investigating incident on Lewis Road

The cause of the fire along with an estimate of damage is still under investigation
20160201 Guelph Fire Department Fire Truck Ladder KA
File photo. Kenneth Armstrong/GuelphToday

NEWS RELEASE
GUELPH POLICE SERVICE
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At approximately 5:40 a.m., the Guelph Fire Department responded to a reported fire at Lewis Road. Units from HQ, 2, 3, 4 and 5 stations arrived at the scene and found light smoke inside a large manufacturing building that was caused from a small fire in an exhaust system.

The fire was quickly brought under control and subsequently extinguished. Crews used several extinguishers directly into the exhaust system to extinguish fire.

There were no injuries, and all personnel were evacuated.

The cause of the fire along with an estimate of damage is still under investigation. Fire Prevention was contacted and will follow up at a later time.

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