Farm cottage fire cause unknown
The cottage at Myrtle Farm on Longridge Road was badly damaged by fire and will be demolished.
Firefighter Jason Vetesi of Deloraine searches for hotspots at the Long Ridge Rd fire. Photos supplied.
Firefighters were unable to determine the cause of a fire at a farm cottage on Long Ridge Road, Deloraine, last month because of the extent of the damage.
The cottage on Shane Johnston’s property, Myrtle Farm, was not occupied at the time. The damage is so severe it will need to be demolished.
As firefighters were cleaning up after the Long Ridge Road fire, they were called to another fire in the Deloraine township.
A carport fire was extinguished by the owners, who were alerted by their smoke alarms. Investigating firefighters found the blaze started accidentally.
Acting North East Station officer, Roger Brown, said firefighters from six units from the Deloraine, Westbury and Meander brigades attended the Long Ridge Road fire, about 15 minutes out of Deloraine on the way to Meander.
‘We got the call at 10.30pm and could see the blaze on the way so we called for more resources,’ he said.
‘The house was well alight and took until 1am to bring under control. Fire crew remained there with police overnight.’
Investigators and Tas Police visited the site the next day to begin investigating the fire’s cause.
