Structure fire in east London causes over $200,000 in damages

A residential fire on Trafalgar Street near Highbury Avenue saw traffic redirected over the noon hour.

London fire says that just after 11:00 a.m., they responded to reports of smoke coming out of the eaves and windows of the home.

Fortunately, nobody was home at the time of the fire, however a dog and cat were found inside both of whom did not survive.

Early estimates peg the damages at over $200,000, “our fire investigators are on scene, we’ll work with London police,” said Platoon Chief Colin Shewell, “all fires are considered suspicious until proven otherwise, so we’ll treat it as such.”