Fire destroyed a shop shared by three families at an Ashton Creek residence Friday night.
The call to the Enderby Fire Department came in just before 11 p.m. The department responded with five apparatus and 23 members.
“The fire was fully involved upon our arrival,” said fire chief Kevin Alstad.
One man who had a homemade wood stove in the downstairs portion of the shop, located in the 70 block of Rosoman Road, was doing some carvings – something, Alstad said, the man frequently does – and went outside to do some business.
When he came back, the building was on fire.
The man tried to use fire extinguishers to put out the fire but to no avail.
“The fire was contained to the shop,” said Alstad. “The house was getting some heat when we first arrived but we were able to knock that down quickly.”
Nobody was injured in the blaze.
An old truck, a bunch of equipment, a motorbike, kayaks and many tools were destroyed in the fire.
It’s believed the shop and its contents were not insured.