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Five fire departments battle Petrolia Line blaze
July 2, 2025
Five Lambton County fire departments battled a large barn fire on west of Petrolia.
Petrolia/North Enniskillen firefighters responded to the Petrolia Line farm first, around 9 pm Canada Day, and the others arrived on the scene shortly after to find a large, old, wooden barn with several sheds attached in flames. The fire could be seen as far away as Mandaumin Road.
Firefighters stayed at the scene into the morning with three tanker trucks shuttling water to the site to keep up with the blaze.
It’s not clear at 2 am what caused the fire. Neighbours say there were no animals in the barns.
The Independent saw one person taken away by ambulance around 10 pm. It’s not clear what happened.
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