Back to SearchIncident Type: Structure Fire
Date: February 9, 2025 Time of Call: 7:18 p.m. Ward: 6
Address / location of incident: Elyse Court, Aurora
Description: Central York Fire Services (CYFS) responded to a garage fire reported by the owner. The first arriving CYFS unit reported a working fire and adopted an offensive strategy.
All occupants and pets in the house exited safely. The crews deployed multiple lines and faced difficulties extinguishing the fire but were able to contain the fire to the garage with minimum smoke migration in the house. The family will be able to occupy the house again.
Cause of incident: The cause of the incident is undetermined.
Casualties / Injuries: No injuries.
Community Impact: Elyse Court was closed for a few hours and has since reopened.
Current Status: CYFS has fully extinguished the fire.
Resources Used: CYFS responded with six trucks, 24 firefighters and a Chief Officer. CYFS worked in collaboration with York Regional Police, York Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Alectra and Enbridge Gas.
Fire Safety Tips:
Ontario law requires a homeowner to install and maintain working smoke alarms on every storey of a home and outside all sleeping areas. It is also law to have working carbon monoxide detectors outside sleeping areas. In the case of a garage fire, these may not be detected by the mandatory alarms inside the home. Central York Fire Services Chief Fire Prevention Officer, Ryan Schell recommends residents consider installing a Heat Alarm in garages and kitchens. Learn more in this video called Heat Alarms for your residential home (garage fires).
For more information contact:
Claude Duval, Assistant Deputy Chief
cduval@cyfs.ca
905-955-5431
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