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FIRE DESTROYED M.C.R. TRANSFORMER
LOSS WILL BE BETWEEN $8,000 AND $10,000
Blaze Believed to have been Caused by Short Circuit-Interior Almost Completely Destroyed
[Welland Telegraph, 5 January 1912]
The transformer house of the M.C.R., just east of the new canal bridge, used for the purpose of generating power to swing the structure, was badly damaged by fire at noon on Tuesday.
The loss is estimated by J.D. Payne, local agent, to be between eight and ten thousand dollars. Fortunately the power house is not needed at this time of the year as navigation is closed.
It was in the interior that the fire did most of the damage. A quantity of valuable machinery and nearly all of the costly electrical equipment was ruined by fire and water. The cause of the fire is believed to be a short circuit in the wires.
The blaze was first noticed by several switchmen who gave the alarm. The firemen were summoned and did good work, although the building is really in Crowland township. The roof was burned and the walls damaged.
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