Vehicle fire next to the Oil Heritage Museum near Bothwell

By Craig Hendry

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Chatham-Kent firefighters knocked down a pick-up truck fire this afternoon at a property neighbouring the Oil Heritage Museum near Bothwell.

Just before 1:00 p.m. August 29 2012, Chatham-Kent Fire Station9 in Bothwell was called out for a vehicle fire at 29771  7 Zone Line. The pick-up was originally reported to be near oil wells, but with the arrival of unit 9-11 from Bothwell it was realized that the fire was not in proximity to the wells. The pick-up did how ever have gasoline cans in the rear. This posed as a potentially very dangerous situation for the firefighters.

After the arrival of C-K Fire the blaze was quickly extinguished, and no injuries were reported.

According to C-K Police on scene; the owner of the pick-up was using a saw near the vehicle, and a spark appeared to have ignited the fire.

Early estimates place damages at $25,000.