Windsor Fire and Rescue is investigating a blaze at a vacant home on the city’s west side.
Firefighters responded to 3416 Sandwich St. near Chippawa St. around 1 p.m Tuesday after reports of smoke coming from the two-storey building.
Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, but continued to tackle hot spots throughout the afternoon and evening.
Heavy equipment was used to help firefighters access hot spots in the building.
No word on the cause since the building was badly ruined.
"It's undetermined, we could not investigate it due to the severity of the damage and the damage was about $100,000," says Windsor fire prevention officer John Lee.
Lee says high winds ignited the fire more than once.
"Crews has it knocked down and under control several times,” says Lee. “There were a lot of hot spots throughout the building a lot of void areas where the fire was trapped."
Fire officials also asked nearby residents to stay indoors and close their windows because of the smoke conditions.
No one was injured.
Sandwich Street remained closed in both directions until about 6 a.m on Wednesday.
