People are asked to continue staying away from the area
Days after a fire broke out at a historic building in downtown Timmins, the fire chief says is optimistic that it's out. Four cats have also been saved from the apartments.
Fire crews are still on site, collecting any tools or equipment left behind when firefighters had to switch their focus on Saturday from fighting the fire to evacuating all of the people, he said. "There's water damage in pretty well every apartment. As you can imagine, we put well over a million gallons of water on that building," he said, adding that at times the water was probably several inches thick in the hallways. One of the challenges for the fire crews is that there are two roofs on the building. When the fire went between the two, he said they couldn't get at the fire.The cause of the fire is still unknown. The building had around 80 apartments.
Donations of clothing, hygiene and sanitary items can be dropped off at three locations. Food items are not being accepted, but Service Timmins will prioritize. A portion of the donations to buy food from local sources for those impacted.
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