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No one was hurt when combustible items near a baseboard heater caught fire at a multi-unit residential building on Saturday.
Firefighters responded to the 0 to 100 block of Wellington Street East shortly before 7 a.m., a release says.
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The fire started on the second floor at 65 Wellington St. E., said Aaron Gravelle, public education officer at Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services.
The fire then spread mostly to the attic and second floor at 61 Wellington St. E. Fire damage to both buildings was significant.
A vehicle ends up in the front yard of a home on Wellington Street East, near Pine Street, following a two-vehicle collision early Saturday evening. No…
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Police searched a downtown home Wednesday following a report of a weapon being fired in the area.
Sault Ste. Marie Police Service responded to a call in the 300 block of Wellington Street East in the early afternoon. The initial investigation pointed to “some indications” a firearm was discharged, spokesperson Lincoln Louttit told The Sault Star.
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“That’s why the greater response was necessary,” he said.
A heavier police presence, including the emergency services unit and armoured truck, followed.
Four people in a home were arrested. A search warrant was later executed at the property.