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Fire in Abandoned Wheatley Home Causes $50,000 in Damage

Photo courtesy of Chatham-Kent Fire and Rescue.

No injuries have been reported following a fire in Wheatley.

Crews from Wheatley and Tilbury responded to an Erie Street South address just after 11 o’clock Thursday night to find the abandoned building fully engulfed in flames.

Fire fighters took a defensive attack to douse the fire and an excavator was brought in to help.

The cause remains undetermined with damage estimated at $50,000.