Heavy rain in storm rolls through Lambton
Trailer destroyed, freezer damaged at truck stop fire
January 8, 2024
Plympton-Wyoming Fire Chief Erik Campbell says a quick response by Wyoming firefighters contained a blaze at the Flying J truck stop over the weekend.
Saturday, a trailer near the popular Highway 402 truck stop caught fire Saturday afternoon. Campbell says the fire was so intense the cause of the fire cannot be determined.
Campbell says the intense heat from the flames also damaged a nearby walk in freezer. He says a total of about $15,000 damage was done.
The fire chief added the trailer was far enough away from the gas pumps and the firefighters responded quickly enough that there was not any danger of the pumps catching fire.
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Heavy rain in storm rolls through Lambton
June 26, 2026
EF0 tornado touches down southeast of Alvinston Heather Wright/The Independent A major storm blew through Lambton Thursday dumping an estimated 15 to 75 mm of rain in the wake of its path. Around 4:20 pm Environment Canada issued a tornado warning saying a heavy band of storms would be passing through Marthaville, Wyoming and Petrolia. While there was rain, there
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Animal shelter and rescues big winners at this week’s Catch the Ace
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Grand Bend traffic will improve as bridge construction wraps up Thursday
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York1’s traffic plan shows 200 trucks per day going to Dresden site
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