Vintage tractor collection survives Amherstburg fire that caused at least $150K in damage

A fire in Amherstburg has caused between $150,000 and $200,000 in damages to a pool shed and a neighbouring garage, fire officials say.

A collection of vintage tractors was untouched by the Tuesday blaze, but the workshop belonging to its owner was heavily damaged, said Deputy Fire Chief Ron Meloche, who estimated that the entire garage structure measured approximately  24 by 50 feet.

"He has a number of older tractors and farm equipment that he restores and takes to shows," Meloche said of the garage's owner. 

"We were lucky that the fire didn't extend into that area so all that was saved. He lost his workshop, basically. … You know, he had lathes and mills and that type of … equipment." 

Nobody was injured or displaced from their home, Meloche said.

It happened on County Road 10 between Concession Road 8 and Walker Road.

Fire crews were called to the scene at around 3:45 p.m., Meloche said.

"We found, upon arrival, a pool shed on fire, completely involved, and a neighbouring garage involved as well," he said. 

Officials are still investigating the cause of the blaze.

County Road 10 was closed in the area of the fire for more than an hour, according to a post by the Windsor Police Service on X.