03-12-2025, 05:14 PM
(03-12-2025, 12:49 PM)ac3r Wrote: Dang I hate when I nod off on fent and knock the torch over and commit arson in the process...haha, oops.
I'll assume no charges are being laid, though? Dope fiends seem to have a free pass to commit whatever crimes they want. I can't read the article because of the paywall.
The Kitchener Fire Department responded to a weekend fire at the old Schneiders meat processing plant in Kitchener after multiple mattresses caught fire.
On Sunday afternoon at 5:46 p.m., Kitchener Fire arrived at the vacant building on Courtland Avenue for reports of a fire.
Deputy fire chief, Patrick O’Halloran confirmed that the fire started on multiple mattresses on the building’s sixth floor.
“Everything is shut off in that building, but the crew was on scene for a while ventilating the structure. It’s quite a big building,” said O’Halloran.
Police and fire closed off sections of Courtland Avenue and Borden for hours on Sunday, as they made sure the building was clear.
A video posted to social media showed firefighters breaking the windows on the second floor to enter the building.
O’Halloran added that no one was injured, and those in the building self-evacuated, leaving the structure empty when fire crews arrived.
This is not the first time Kitchener Fire has responded to the old meat plant for a fire as crews responded to another blaze in May 2022.
“I know that building has ongoing issues. They have security constantly checking it as well, so obviously, it’s an issue with people going inside,” added O’Halloran.
The damage was contained to the possessions left behind by those living in the vacant building, as O’Halloran describes the room as a “concrete box.”
The building at 321 Courtland Ave. E is slated for demolition as the City of Kitchener approved a massive development for the site in 2023.
Auburn Developments looks to build 13 towers with 4,000 residential units, retail spaces and restaurants in place of the old meat factory.