Incident 20-121
December 29, 2020
Structure Fire -  4469 Highway #1, South Berwick
​Mutual Aid to Berwick Fire Department​

Bill Roberts

Garage fire spread to a home in South Berwick Tuesday. Berwick and District firefighters with mutual aid from Aylesford, Waterville, Kentville, Kingston and New Minas fire depts.

Destructive garage fire spreads to South Berwick home

SaltWire NetworkPublished: 2 hours agoUpdated: 3 minutes ago
The fire started in a garage and spread to the nearby home. - Adrian Johnstone
The South Berwick fire started in a garage on Tuesday and spread to the nearby home. - Adrian Johnstone - Contributed

SOUTH BERWICK, N.S. —
A garage fire that spread to a South Berwick home is under investigation.
Kings County fire departments from Berwick, Aylesford, Waterville, Kentville, New Minas and Kingston teamed up in response to a report of the structure fire along Highway 1 around noon.

The cause of the destructive blaze is under investigation. - Contributed
The cause of the destructive blaze is under investigation. - Contributed

Photos from the scene show charred remains of the levelled garage near a home that suffered some damage as a result of the fire, but is still standing.
RCMP officers, EHS paramedics and Nova Scotia Power representatives also responded to the emergency.
There were no reports of injuries.

Local firefighters work to extinguish a destructive fire that resulted in damage to a garage and house in South Berwick on Dec. 29. - Contributed
Local firefighters work to extinguish a destructive fire that resulted in damage to a garage and house in South Berwick on Dec. 29. - Contributed
Firefighters from multiple departments teamed up to battle the structure fires. - Contributed
Firefighters from multiple departments teamed up to battle the structure fires. - Contributed
A section of Highway 1 was temporarily closed while the fire suppression efforts were underway. - Adrian Johnstone - Contributed
A section of Highway 1 was temporarily closed while the fire suppression efforts were underway. - Adrian Johnstone - Contributed
The house suffered water, fire and smoke damage, but the structure is still standing. - Adrian Johnstone - Contributed
The house suffered water, fire and smoke damage, but the structure is still standing. - Adrian Johnstone - Contributed