Fire destroyed a substantial house and garage north of Ivanhoe today.
Centre Hastings Fire Chief Craig Horton says the flames started in the garage of the house on Springbrook Road..near Twiddy Road…and quickly spread to the house. The call came in at 11 this (yesterday) morning.
A resident of the home, a man in his 20’s, suffered burns to his arm. Another couple living there escaped without injury.
The damage estimate is around 750 thousand dollars. An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway. Along with Centre Hastings, crews from Stirling Rawdon and Madoc Township were also involved.