$250,000 house fire sends one person to hospital
House fire in West Windsor on Sunday June 4, 2023 leaves one person with non-threatening injuries. (Source: @OnLocation)
Damage is estimated at $250,000 after a house fire in west Windsor.
One person was taken to the hospital Sunday evening with non-life threatening injuries.
The fire broke out around 7:30 pm on Askin Avenue near Tecumseh.
The fire has since been put out and the fire investigator is working to determine the cause of the fire.
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