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Young family loses everything in devastating house fire

Heddy Sorour - July 17, 2026

Kim and Tyler Burns had already lost nearly everything when fire tore through their newly built home in Drummond-North Elmsley Township. Then thieves struck,...

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Stove fire causes roughly $300,000 in damage on Elmsley Street

Laurie Weir - April 27, 2026

Late-afternoon blaze draws 27 firefighters as the Smiths Falls stove fire damages home SMITHS FALLS — A late-afternoon kitchen fire caused an estimated $300,000 in damage...

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Fire destroys Elgin four-plex, displaces 5 people

Laurie Weir - March 24, 2025

LAURIE WEIR A late-night fire Sunday destroyed a four-plex in Elgin, displacing five people and causing an estimated $750,000 in damage. Rideau Lakes Fire & Rescue...

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Fire rips through Smiths Falls home displacing families in 2 units

Hometown News - March 10, 2025

STAFF WRITER A late-night fire on Sunday, March 9 has displaced tenants in two units of a duplex on Lanark Street. Smiths Falls fire Chief Rick...

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