Crews investigating early morning fire which destroyed Drouillard Road business
Officials attended the Hogan's Printing building Tuesday at about 5:10 a.m.
Fire services are investigating an early morning blaze at a Drouillard Road printing office. Officials attended the business Tuesday at about 5:10 a.m.
A neighbour discovered fire shooting out the front window of Hogan's Printing and instructed people in the next-door building to evacuate, according to Andrea Dejong of Windsor Fire and Rescue.
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—@B2JamieNo injuries or rescues were reported.
Preliminary investigations suggest the damage will total more than $150,000, but no amount has been confirmed.
'It's tough to wake up to this'
For Hogan's Printing co-founder Doug Hogan, an unexpected incident like this is "part of life," but waking up to find out his business had been destroyed was a shock.
"I got a call at about 5:15 from my sister and she said 'the shop's on fire' ... We just watched it burn," said Hogan.
He said there have been discussions about moving the business to a temporary location during the rebuilding process, adding it's hard to put a dollar amount on what was lost.
"Between the machines and 40 years of hard work, it's a tough number to come up with."