No injuries have been reported following a fire at a Barrie homeless encampment this morning.
Barrie Fire Chief Kevin White told BarrieToday crews got the call around 10 a.m. to the encampment, located near Vespra and Victoria Streets.
"It was about 15 feet in diametre. There were no structures involved, it was mostly wooden skids," he said. "(There were) no injuries."
Two trucks and eight firefighters responded to the call, he said, noting no one was at the site when crews arrived.
White said the cause of the fire is yet to be determined.
This is the fourth encampment fire crews have responded to since September 8.
On Oct. 19, Barrie fire crews douse fire at Innisfil St. homeless encampment.
On Sept.22, Barrie Fire received several 911 calls reporting smoke coming from a lakeshore lot, located between Toronto and Bradford streets near downtown Barrie. It was quickly extinguished with 350 gallons of water and firefighters cleared the scene.
On Sept. 18, Barrie fire crews also responded to a blaze at the Audrey Milligan Park and Pond homeless encampment, near Dunlop and Anne streets.
Fire crews were dispatched to a blaze Sept. 8 at the Berczy Park homeless encampment.
