SturgeonFire

(Photo courtesy Mitch Primeau)
A major fire in Sturgeon Falls yesterday afternoon and evening .

It occurred on King Street.

Sgt Corey Duhaime of West Nipissing Police says damage was done to several businesses and some apartments.

He says the fire started around 615 in Don’s Butcher Shop building and the fire spread to the Denmar Building next door which houses several businesses and apartments and many were destroyed by the fire.

Sgt. Duhaime says power was shut off for the block and is still out and that will be reassessed this morning.

Sturgeon Falls Pentecostal Church is accepting donations of clothes for residential tenants of the burned out buildings. It’s also taking contact information from people with household items to donate.

The church can be contacted at 705-753-9469