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Photos: Cooking fire results in 'severe' damage to Hanmer home

One family displaced without injury

A structure fire occurred on Guenette Drive in Hanmer Friday, displacing two homeowners and two children from the single-family dwelling.

The City of Greater Sudbury Fire Services received the call at 5:34 p.m. that evening and responded with 25 firefighters from four different fire stations and seven apparatuses. 

According to a press release issued Saturday, the fire was caused by a cooking pot that had been left unattended on the stove. 

The incident resulted in severe fire and smoke damage to the one-storey building, estimated at $200,000.


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