Unattended candle causes Fergus house fire

Unattended candle causes Fergus house fire

FERGUS – Dark, heavy smoke was billowing out from a second-floor bedroom window when volunteer firefighters arrived at a Courtney Street house fire around 3pm on March 18.Centre Wellington deputy fire chief Jonathan Karn said firefighters found burning clothing, bedding and a mattress ignited by an unattended candle in a bedroom of a two-storey townhouse.Twenty-three firefighters and five trucks from the Fergus and Elora stations were on scene W…