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Electrical malfunction cause of Service Ontario building fire: Investigators

Fire investigators have pinpointed the cause of a weekend blaze at the Service Ontario building on South James Street. Firefighters responded to an alarm just before 8 a.m.

Fire investigators have pinpointed the cause of a weekend blaze at the Service Ontario building on South James Street. 

Firefighters responded to an alarm just before 8 a.m. Sunday and found a fire in a mechanical room located at the top of the building. 

Smoke damage was contained to that area. 

It turns out the fire was caused by a high voltage disconnect switch, which malfunctioned in the ventilation system.  
 





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