Gananoque Fire Service Responds to Early Morning Commercial Structure Fire at Home Hardware

Gananoque – At approximately 6:01 a.m. this morning, Gananoque Fire Service was dispatched to an activated fire alarm at 875 Stone Street North, Home Hardware, in Gananoque.

Upon arrival, crews observed visible smoke within the interior of the store. Firefighters immediately initiated an aggressive interior fire attack and, through rapid entry and coordinated efforts, were able to quickly extinguish the fire and bring the incident under control.

The store was unoccupied at the time of the incident, and no injuries were reported among staff or emergency responders.

Gananoque Fire Service would like to extend its sincere appreciation to all responding firefighters for their professionalism and dedication, as well as to Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands Fire Service for providing mutual aid support during the incident.

We would also like to recognize and thank our dispatchers and Gananoque Police Service for their assistance and coordination throughout the response.
The fire is not considered suspicious at this time.

Our thoughts are with the owners and staff of Home Hardware as they navigate the aftermath of this incident. We recognize the impact this can have on a local business and its employees, and wish them all the best moving forward.