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FIRE STARTED IN EMPTY HOUSE
Old Mattress in Closet Was Ablaze at Burgar Street House
FIREMEN ON THE JOB
Made Short Work of it-Used Big Chemicals
[The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 15 December 1921]
Another of a series of mysterious fires broke out in Welland last night at 9.20. This time it was in a house on Burgar Street, opposite Sam Lambert’s mill.
Its origins cannot be explained. The house was empty and had been for a week and as far as is known nobody was in the place during the day.
Chief Stapf said that when the trucks arrived the house was filled with smoke and the fire was discovered in a small closet under the stairway on the ground floor where an old mattress was stored.
Not much damage was done due to the fast work of the Brigade, and with the use of the big chemicals everybody was ready to go back to the station five minutes after they reached the house.
A young lad named Fielding, who was going past the house, noticed the smoke and ran to T. Woodhead’s residence where the alarm was phoned in. The men found the back door open and were at work without delay.
The house belonged to Mal Nix, who bought it but a short time ago, and who is preparing to move in.
Seen by the Tribune and Telegraph this morning, Mal Nix said he bought the house from S.L. Lambert on the first of the month. He paid $800 on account for it. He heard the alarm last night, but had no idea that the house on fire was his. The first he knew of the affair was this morning when he came to work.
Mr. Nix further said that although he had bought the house he had not received any papers relative to the sale. He did not know whether the house was insured, but he presumed it was.
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