27-03-2024 19:19 via mybancroftnow.com

‘Just in time to save the house’ Opeongo Rd fire leads to level 1 Fire Ban in the township of Madawaska Valley

There was a massive fire in Madawaska Valley yesterday.Fire Chief Corwin Quade says the department was called to the fire on Opeongo rd just after 2:30 pm.  
Killalloe, Hagarty an Richards was called for back up pumpers, tankers and fire fighters.Chief Quade said Killaloe came with 11 firefighters and Madawaska Valley had 13 on site. 
“We got there just in time to stop the fire from spreading to the house. The fire took four vehicles, 6 buildings and 70 acres of grass and bush b
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