A firefighter at the scene of a fire on Alfred Street in Chatham. February 16, 2021. (Photo credit: Jesse Verleye)A firefighter at the scene of a fire on Alfred Street in Chatham. February 16, 2021. (Photo credit: Jesse Verleye)
Chatham

CK fire battles two evening house fires

The Chatham-Kent Fire Department kept busy Tuesday evening responding to two residential fires.

Emergency crews arrived at 36 Alfred Street in Chatham at around 5:45 p.m. after being notified of a blaze that started in the garage on the property. Firefighters said the cause is undetermined and damages are pegged at $50,000.

Not long after the first call, the fire department was dispatched downtown to an apartment on 105 King Street at 5:52 p.m. Officials deemed the fire to be cooking-related and estimate damages around $75,000.

No one was hurt during either incident.

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