RNC INVESTIGATING FIRE THAT DESTROYED SUV IN FLATROCK

(Nov 5th)

Firefighters with the Torbay Volunteer Fire Department and officers with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) responded to a vehicle fire on Windgap Road near Wade’s Farm Road in Flatrock Wednesday evening.

At approximately 8:00 p.m. on November 4th, emergency crews arrived to find an SUV engulfed in flames.

Firefighters quickly closed the road and deployed attack lines to extinguish the fire. The blaze was eventually brought under control; however, the SUV, which was not electric, was completely destroyed.

The Fire Chief with the Torbay Volunteer Fire Department confirmed to NFLD Bulletin at the scene that no one was around when first responders arrived and there were no known injuries.

In response to an information request from NFLD Bulletin on Thursday, November 5th, the RNC confirmed that the fire remains under investigation.