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Ontario Fire Marshal investigating second suspicious fire in Roseneath in a week

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OFM investigating another major fire on County Road 24 in Roseneath area
The Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating following the second major fire on County Road 24 in a week in the Roseneath area. Firefighters battled another blaze on County Road 24 which ripped through a two storey building which housed a real estate office on the first floor. Damage is pegged at $300,000 and the fire is deemed suspicious. On March 18, a fire tore through an historic home just a few doors down from Tuesday's blaze – Mar 27, 2019

The Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating following the second major fire in a week in the Roseneath area.

Around 11:15 p.m., firefighters were called to a major structure fire on County Road 24, just east of County Road 45 near Roseneath, about 35 kilometres north of Cobourg.

Alnwick/Haldimand Township fire chief Mark Diminie says the building was fully engulfed when crews arrived and they focused on the rear of the two-storey building.

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The blaze destroyed a real estate business which was housed on the first floor. The second floor was vacant, Diminie said.

Damage is pegged at $300,000 and the cause of the fire is considered suspicious in nature, Diminie noted.

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It’s the second major fire in a week after a fire late on March 19 destroyed a historic home just a few doors down from Tuesday’s blaze.

The cause of that fire also remains under investigation but has also been deemed suspicious in nature.

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