Fire rips through New Waterford restaurant
CBC News
Posted: Oct 23, 2012 6:32 AM AT
Last Updated: Oct 23, 2012 11:11 AM AT
JT's Pub and Steakroom was completely destroyed in the overnight fire. (Wendy Martin/CBC)
Cape Breton Regional Police closed three blocks around New Waterford's busiest street for hours as firefighters battled a fire at JT's Pub and Steakroom on Plummer Avenue.
They were first called to the scene around 2 a.m. Tuesday morning.
Firefighters pour water on what's left of JT's Pub in New Waterford, hours after the fire started. (Wendy Martin/CBC)"When we arrived it was fully involved," said Fire Chief Lenny Barrington. "There was a few windows that had been blown out, we don't know what caused that."
At 7 a.m., the back of the building had crumbled while the front remained standing. Firefighters continued to pour water on the restaurant to deal with hot spots.
The building was empty when the fire started and no one was hurt.
The flames also damaged two adjacent buildings, one of which also had a number of apartments in it. The fire melted the siding off the building.
About ten people had to leave their apartments. The Red Cross helped them find accomodations. Barrington said he believes the apartment building can be saved.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Share Tools
Latest Nova Scotia News Headlines
- Speaker of the House speaks about Zinck's resignation
- Speaker of the House Gordie Gosse talks to CBC News about former MLA Trevor Zinck's resignation. more »
- Missing woman's relationship was ending, say friends
- Friends of a woman who disappeared three months ago say Reita Jordan's relationship with her live-in partner, the man charged with second-degree murder in her disappearance, was coming to an end. more »
- Rash of Dartmouth break-ins terrifies neighbourhood
- A young Dartmouth mother had a terrifying encounter Tuesday night in her home after surprising a brazen thief in her kitchen. more »
- Trevor Zinck held on to MLA seat until bitter end
- Trevor Zinck, the embattled MLA who pleaded guilty to fraud and breach of trust earlier this month, told CBC News he won't resign from the legislature. more »
Must Watch
Top News Headlines
- Sopranos star James Gandolfini dies in Italy
- James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate mob boss in HBO's 'The Sopranos' helped create one of TV's greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head, died Wednesday in Italy. He was 51. more »
- B.C. First Nation sets fires to save bison
- A First Nation band is reviving the age-old practice of controlled burning in order to improve the health of forests and restore the population of the wood bison in a corner of northeastern B.C. more »
- Canada buys rare War of 1812 collection for $573K
- The government of Canada was the winning bidder for a large collection of letters, maps and other papers that once belonged to Sir John Sherbrooke, the lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia who conquered Maine for the British during the War of 1812. The collection sold for $573,000 at auction in London. more »
- Bob Rae quits as MP in 'very emotional' decision
- Bob Rae, who has represented the Toronto Centre riding for the Liberals since 2008, is stepping down as a Member of Parliament to devote more time to his work as a negotiator for First Nations in Northern Ontario. more »
- Imperial Oil refinery in Dartmouth to close
- Trevor Zinck held on to MLA seat until bitter end
- Trevor Zinck resigns
- Digby man blames race for police assault
- Strangers rally to buy quadriplegic man a wheelchair van
- Man charged with 2nd-degree murder in Reita Jordan case
- Co-workers fundraise for crash victim's family
- Man, 21, dies in northern Cape Breton crash
- Rash of Dartmouth break-ins terrifies neighbourhood
