OVERNIGHT FIRE DESTROYS PICKUP TRUCK

(Oct 4th)

In the early morning hours of Sunday, October 4th, at approximately 12:35 a.m., firefighters with the St. John’s Regional Fire Department and officers with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary were called to a vehicle fire on Empire Avenue, just east of Bonaventure Avenue in St. John’s.

When first responders arrived, they located smoke and flames coming from inside a pickup truck.

Firefighters deployed an attack line and quickly extinguished the fire. Despite their efforts, the contents inside the pickup truck were completely destroyed.

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is investigating the incident.