The fire department is extending a warning after a fire cost a property owners thousands.
Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department responded to reports of a pair of sheds on fire Sunday evening. The fire was on Hughes Road property in Port Sydney.
According to the department, firefighters were able to contain the blaze to the sheds. The home did suffer some damage due to the heat of the fire.
Firefighters learned that the homeowner was burning material in a barrel when they learned the shed had caught on fire as well. The department believes that embers met with combustible material next to the shed. At that point the first shed caught and the fire spread to the second one.
Damages are estimated at $30,000.
The fire department encourages residents to remember the provisions attached to open-air burning. That includes no daytime burning, no burning yard waste, only burn clean dry wood, open-air fires need to have adult supervision, a hose or other extinguishing item needs to be immediately available.
As well burning can’t have smoke that is obstructing the road or buildings, sparks can’t travel to other areas, and the minimum safe distances need to be met.