Big crowds take in Petrolia’s Canada Day finale
Four departments respond to Petrolia Line house fire
June 14, 2026
The Independent
No one has been injured in a house fire in Brooke-Alvinston.
Around 10:30 pm Saturday, firefighters were called to Petrolia Line between Suitorville and Little Ireland Road for a fire in an older brick home.
Bystanders saw flames shooting above the trees in the front lawn.
Firefighters from Warwick, Watford, Brooke-Alvinston and the North Enniskillen departments were on the scene.
Lambton OPP closed Petrolia Line between the two sideroads immediately, setting up a detour along the backroads. It was not clear how long the detour would be in place.
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