Fire destroys home in Grunthal – SteinbachOnline.com [Video]

Fire destroyed a home in the Cottonwood Trailer Court Wednesday evening.

Hanover Fire Chief Paul Wiebe says they were dispatched at around 7:20 pm. He notes crews arrived to find a fully involved fire, with flames already shooting through the roof.

Wiebe says there was nobody home at the time, however, crews did not immediately know that and were quickly making attempts to extinguish the blaze in order to prepare for a search. He notes eventually the homeowner arrived and was able to confirm that there was nobody inside. 

Wiebe says often when they respond to a structure fire, it is called in by either the homeowner or somebody with knowledge of whether or not there are occupants inside. In this case, it was called in by neighbours who did not know if there was anybody home. Wiebe says there was actually a considerable length of time Wednesday when they …