A Mapleton farmhouse was completely destroyed by fire on Mar. 17.
Emergency services received a call about the blaze from a passerby in the area at approximately 8:40am.
The Drayton resident who called 911 went into the home and rescued pets from the home before being forced out by smoke, fire officials state.
The home, located on Concession 3 between Conestogo Lake and Moorefield, was fully engulfed when Mapleton Township firefighters from the Drayton and Moorefield stations arrived on the scene.
Two tanker trucks from Minto Fire Department’s Palmerston station and one from North Perth’s Listowel station were called in to assist.
Mapleton Fire Chief Rick Richardson said, “A malfunctioning wood stove was the cause of the fire. No one was at home at the time of the fire. The family who lived in the home has lost everything in the house.”
No injuries were reported and no estimate for the loss was available at press time.
