Owner Escapes Unharmed After Flames Consume Alnwick/Haldimand Township Home

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The lone occupant escaped uninjured after a fire consumed his home in Alnwick/Haldimand Township on Friday, April 3, 2020.

Firefighters were dispatched to the cottage style home on Dunnette Landing near Rosneath at approximately 2:46 a.m.

Dispatch reported the home was engulfed in flames.

When crews arrived on scene the lone occupant of the home had escaped the fire unharmed but the house was a total loss.

There were numerous propane cylinders around the home.

Alnwick/Haldimand Fire Chief Mark Diminie said the exact cause isn’t known, but it’s believed it started in the kitchen area.

Damage is estamted at $80,000.

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