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Coldwater home deemed 'total loss' after morning blaze

Officials have deemed fire to be non-suspicious, noting blaze was sparked by electrical cord in home's garage
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A fire on Highway 12 seemingly began in the garage of a residential home on Tuesday morning.

A residential home on Highway 12 near Coldwater was destroyed in an early morning fire Tuesday.

Jenny Leggett, communications officer for Oro-Medonte, said the fire was reported at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 5 by a passerby.

She said it appears the fire began in the garage area.

One occupant of the home was woken up by the blaze and escaped uninjured.

Despite the efforts of around 20 firefighters from both Oro-Medonte and Severn townships to extinguish the blaze, the home is a "total loss," Leggett said. 

A damage estimate was not provided.

Brooklyn Harker, media relations co-ordinator for OPP's Central Region, says Highway 12 between Oro-Medonte Side Road 2 and Dunns Line was closed for most of the day, but reopened before 2 p.m.

She said the fire appears to have been started by an extension cord in the garage and has been deemed non-suspicious.

There were no reported injuries.



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