Belleville Firefighters at the scene of a blaze at 1371 Highway 37, in Belleville’s Thurlow Ward, on October 11th, 2016. (Photo: Tim Durkin / Quinte News)
UPDATE @ 4:00 p.m.: Fire crews from Belleville, Tyendinega and Mohawk departments have returned to their stations and the scene is under control. A BFD spokesperson tells Quinte News, he thinks at least one person was home at the time, but couldn’t confirm. At this point there’s no word on a cause or any injuries and the investigation is continuing. We hope to have new details by tomorrow.
UPDATE @ 2:15 p.m.: Belleville police have reopened Highway 37 and the investigation into the cause of the fire continues.
UPDATE @ 12:15 p.m.: Belleville Police say Highway 37 has been closed between Harmony Road to Phillipston Road and people should avoid the area until further notice.
Smoke is visible from kilometres away, near the scene of a house fire, near Highway 37, just north of Harmony Road this morning.
Quinte News’ Tim Durkin is on the scene.
A lack of hydrants in the area is making it difficult for firefighters on the scene, but they have started applying water to the flames.
There’s no word at this time what sparked the blaze, or if anyone was home at the time.
We’ll have more details this afternoon and you can see a video of the blaze below.
