Fire Police & EMS Zoom to Walmart in Cornwall Ontario After Reports of Smoke – April 9, 2014

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CORNWALL Ontario – Firefighters, EMS, and Police were called to the Walmart store on Brookdale Avenue in Cornwall Ontario Wednesday night. Smoke was reported at approximately 8 PM which resulted in the store being evacuated.

No injuries were reported and the Cornwall Fire Services were investigating the roof looking for a possible cause.

walmart fire 2 april 9 2014We’ll update this story as more info becomes available.

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UPDATE 9:58 PM

Reports are coming in that Walmart is has reopened!

Fire Report from Cornwall

Fire Department Responds to Smoke at the main entrance of WalMart

The Event

At approx. 22:00 hrs. on Wednesday, April 9th a call was received by the 911 operator advising of a smoke coming from the main entrance of a commercial building on the 900 block of Brookdale.

The Response

The Fire Services Department responded with 5 vehicles from 2 stations. A total of 11 fire personnel were at the scene.

The Summary

The smoke was cleared with no injuries . The store was, however, evacuated as a precaution and remained closed for the remainder of the incident. The incident was concluded at approx. 21:45 hrs.

The Fire Prevention unit will was dispatched to investigate the cause of the alarm.

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