HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2016-11-16, Page 22 News Record • Wednesday, November 16, 2016
$650,000 in damages
after huge barn fire
Justine Alkema
Clinton News Record
A glow in the sky could
be seen all the way in
Wingham on Tuesday,
November 8; the glow
came from a barn fire
blaze on Hullet McKillop
Road just west of Highway
4 between Blyth and
Londesborough.
A driver passing by
called the fire department,
but the fire had fully
engulfed the 40' by 300'
two story barn by the time
help arrived.
Tankers were there from
Blyth, Wingham, Central
Huron, Goderich, Huron
East and Brussels. They
fought the flames all night
as they were called in
around 8:20 p.m. and didn't
leave until around 4:00 a.m.
the next morning.
Damages are estimated
at $650,000, however the
barn was empty. Chickens
were expected to come fill
the barns on Thursday,
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two days after the blaze.
The OPP were called at
one point as visibility on
London Rd (one kilometer
from the fire) was signifi-
cantly reduced due to
smoke.
The cause has yet to be
determined.
"This was a large fire. The
barn that burned is a total
loss, but our firefighters we
able to prevent other struc-
tures on the farm from suf-
fering significant damage,"
said North Huron Fire Chief
David Sparling. "We were
running two pumpers and
two separate rural water
supplies, which is basically
like running two fire
scenes. Without the assis-
tance from neighbouring
fire departments this could
have been much worse."
A photo of Clinton from overhead. Central Huron is working with Huron County to review traffic
and pedestrian movements along Albert Street.
Albert Street safety reviewed
Justine Alkema
Clinton News Record
Crossing the street in
downtown Clinton is not
always an easy task. The
main intersection is a
cross of two highways
that whisk people
through the town to get
where they are going.
As of late, the safety of
those roads for pedestri-
ans is being reviewed.
"Working with the
Municipality of Central
Huron, the County is
reviewing traffic and
pedestrian movements
along Albert Street in
Clinton to see if we can
improve safety," said
County Engineer and
Director of Operations
Steve Lund. "It's impor-
tant that drivers and
pedestrians be alert at all
times and act responsibly
on our roadways."
There are several inter-
sections in Clinton that
have white lines painted
on the ground, including
the Albert Street and Rat-
tenbury Street intersection
and the Albert Street and
Park Lane intersection.
However when crossing
Albert Street, neither of
these intersections are
"crosswalks", meaning
pedestrians do not have
the right of way in these
places. Vehicles do not
have to stop for pedestri-
ans waiting to cross;
pedestrians must wait for
a gap in traffic to cross in
these places.
However if a pedestrian
has already begun to
cross the street and a
vehicle approaches, the
vehicle must yield to the
pedestrian. The pedes-
trian should choose to
cross at a gap when a
vehicle a ways off has
ample time to stop for
them.
The intersection on
Highway 4 and Park Lane
is designed to be a school
crossing; however, as
specified in provincial
rules, even with the sig-
nage in place, it only func-
tions as a school crossing
when a crossing guard is
present.
Other municipalities
have expressed concerns
with their crosswalks or
lack thereof.
"There have been other
concerns in other areas,"
said Lund. "We have been
in contact with those
municipalities and con-
tinue to work through
those concerns, if required,
we're looking at further
options in terms of
signals."
This fall, an intersection
pedestrian signal was put
in Zurich at their main
intersection, County Road
84 and County Road 2,
after a local medical office
expressed their concerns
about that intersection.
Lund did not express
many details about a time-
frame or what exactly
prompted the review.
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