A Hampton Fire-Rescue vehicle is pictured in this undated photo. (Submitted/Hampton Fire-Rescue)
A mother and her adult daughter escaped injury after a fire destroyed their home in the town of Hampton.
Emergency crews were called to the scene on Dann Drive, located off Kennebecasis River Road, around 9 p.m. Thursday.
Mike Raeburn, deputy chief of Hampton Fire-Rescue, said the two-storey home was fully involved when they arrived.
Raeburn said they received help from the Kennebecasis Valley, Belleisle and Nauwigewauk fire departments.
Crews remained on the scene until around 4 a.m. Friday, he said.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation but Raeburn said it is not considered suspicious.
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An increase in multi-unit residential buildings in Quispamsis and Rothesay is creating challenges for local fire crews.
Kennebecasis Valley Fire Chief Bill Ireland said the situation has highlighted an ongoing resource gap faced by his department.
“These communities have historically been a bedroom community for the city comprised of families living in single-family homes and that’s how this department was developed and grew and evolved was to be able to protect those,” said Ireland.
“I think it’s fairly obvious and intuitive that a bigger building has more people in it, it has more space, and potentially would have a bigger fire, and therefore would require more resources.”
A freezing rain warning has been issued by Environment Canada for Saint John county.
The snow start this morning before changing to ice pellets and freezing rain this afternoon.
The Saint John area could see 10 to 15 centimetres of the snow and ice pellet mixture.
A winter storm warning has been issued for the Kennebecasis Valley, Kings County, St. Stephen and northern Charlotte county.
These areas could see up to 30 centimetres of snow, ice pellets and freezing rain.
Because of the weather, all schools are closed in the Anglophone South school district.
Schools are also closed in Francophone South school district.
Updated at 9:59 a.m. Sunday
Monday morning’s commute could be a bit tricky thanks to a storm tracking up the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia.
Environment Canada has issued a
snowfall warning for southern and eastern New Brunswick, including:
Fundy National Park
Moncton and Southeast New Brunswick
Saint John and County
Sussex – Kennebecasis Valley and Kings County
The national weather agency said snow will move into the region Sunday evening and end by noon on Monday. Wind gusts up to 60 kilometres per hour could also cause blowing snow in some areas.
Between 15 and 20 centimetres of snow is in the forecast for areas under the snowfall warning.
Snow fell in parts of New Brunswick Saturday with more expected into the evening.
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Southern New Brunswick is expected to see between 15 to 25 centimeters of snow Saturday. (Philip Drost/CBC News) comments
Snow fell in parts of New Brunswick throughout the day Saturday.
Environment Canada forecasted between 15 and 25 centimetres of snow to fall over the southern part of the province, an amount it described as significant.
With snow expected most of the day, a reminder to reduce your speed, make sure your lights are on, phone down, plenty of room for braking and make sure your vehicle is cleaned off before travelling. Be safe!—@saintjohnpolice