(Havelock Belmont Methuen Township, ON) – On Friday June 20, at approximately 5:00 a.m., members of the Peterborough County OPP responded to a request of the Havelock Belmont Methuen Fire Department to assist in traffic control on Highway 7. This was to assist Fire Fighters in extinguishing a structure fire at a restaurant, known as The Ranch located at 7810 Highway 7.
OPP assisted in traffic control of a section of Highway 7 between Blairton Road and Sama Park Road as the Fire Crews extinguished the fire. The Fire affected Traffic in the area between 5:00 to 9:30 am.
At the time of the fire the business was closed and no one was injured as a result of the fire. The fire has been determined by the Havelock Belmont Methuen Fire Department to be accidental and caused by an electrical appliance in the restaurant. Damage to the structure is quite ostensive, no dollar value has been determined at this time.