Goderich Fire Deemed Accidental Electrical Fire

by Bob Montgomery

Goderich Fire Chief Jeff Wormington says investigators have determined that the fire on Saturday night that destroyed the Home Hardware Store in Goderich was an accidental electric fire.

Chief Wormington says they found a couple of spots that confirmed there was no arson involved. He says there were six fire departments for a total of one hundred firefighters on the scene from Saturday evening until Sunday morning. The fire got right into the ceiling and the walls and that prevented them from sending firefighters inside the building.

Chief Wormington says the owners and their insurance people are working on an estimate of damage at this point but he says the building and its contents were completely destroyed.