An empty home in Moncton, N.B., has been demolished after a weekend fire. The fire began around 3 a.m. Sunday on the corner of Weldon and Gordon streets. About a dozen crew members with Moncton Fire responded to the scene. Platoon Chief Brad Calhoun says the building was vacant and under construction. The home was also known to the department, who responded to previous fires there. The fire did not spread to any nearby structures and no injuries were reported. According to Canada’s Historic places, the one-and-a-half storey Gothic Revival home was originally built in the early 1870s and was moved from Main Street to the corners of Weldon and Gordon streets in 1908. Calhoun said it was a difficult fire to put out. “It’s an older building, it’s a legacy building so there are a lot of voids. Certainly some reservations over the years that made it a little stubborn, a little difficult to get at. So, it was determined that actually it’s best for firefighters safety, once we determined it was empty, to protect the exposures and go defensive and hit it from the outside and then eventually bring it down,” said Calhoun. Calhoun said the building was torn down early Sunday afternoon for the safety of both the firefighters and the general public. The cause of the fire is not known at this time and an investigation is underway. With files from CTV Atlantic’s Derek Haggett For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
