Condemned Agar Ave. house finally demolished
Heavy equipment from contractor Bear Creek was used to demolish an abandoned and condemned house on Agar Ave. that had been heavily damaged by a fire which began late in the evening of Aug. 30. Bear Creek was hired by the city and city will now seek reimbursement from the property owner.
The house at 5107 Agar, which had long been the subject of complaints from neighbours for its deteriorated condition, illegal tenants and accumulated debris, had been boarded up and the city ordered the owner to demolish it in February. “Neighbouring houses on both sides were cooled with water to try and protect them from radiant heat,” said city official Tyler Clarke.Firefighters spent several hours extinguishing the blaze and the structure was checked this morning to ensure the fire was out.
An inspection in January found, among other things, rotten wood and a rotten subfloor on the main floor, floor joists and other structural work not done to code, an unsafe carport and deck, an uncertified wood stove, an illegal suite in a room not intended to be lived in, heating and ventilation issues.
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