{"id":13114,"date":"2018-05-29T01:07:43","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T08:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=13114"},"modified":"2018-05-30T12:49:25","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T19:49:25","slug":"hydro-meter-fire-in-ontario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=13114","title":{"rendered":"Hydro meter fire in Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/barrie.ctvnews.ca\/baxter-house-fire-deemed-accidental-1.3946895\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-13115\" alt=\"baxter\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/baxter.jpg\" width=\"573\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/baxter.jpg 955w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/baxter-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>CTV Barrie<\/p>\n<p>Published Saturday, May 26, 2018 7:23PM EDT<br \/>\nLast Updated Sunday, May 27, 2018 6:50PM EDT<\/p>\n<p>The Ontario Fire Marshall&#8217;s office has wrapped up its investigation into an early morning fire which destroyed two homes in the community of Baxter.<\/p>\n<p>The fire broke out at home on Murphy Road near County Road 10 shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators have ruled out any suspicious or electrical causes for the fire.<\/p>\n<p>They initially thought it started on the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>hydro meter<\/strong><\/span> outside of the house, before spreading to the neighbouring home.<\/p>\n<p>They have since decided that&#8217;s not the case, but do say the blaze was started outside, by accident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>We\u2019ve determined it\u2019s an electrical fire<\/strong><\/span>, nothing is suspicious,\u201d said Essa fire Chief Cynthia Ross-Tustin.<\/p>\n<p>The occupants of both homes managed to escape.<\/p>\n<p>No one was injured.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say total damage is pegged at one about $1 million. Thankfully, both of the homes were insured.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/barrie.ctvnews.ca\/baxter-house-fire-deemed-accidental-1.3946895\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/barrie.ctvnews.ca\/baxter-house-fire-deemed-accidental-1.3946895<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So what smart meters were they using&#8230;.<\/p>\n<h2>Sensus ( Landis + Gry ) Model : Flexnet 530X Type ISA3<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?page_id=4776\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Appears to be the same smart meters that Saskatchewan was removing due to FIRES&#8230;.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/SASK3.jpg\" width=\"539\" height=\"458\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/sensus_INNISFIL_BARRIE_BAXTER.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13120\" alt=\"sensus_INNISFIL_BARRIE_BAXTER\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/sensus_INNISFIL_BARRIE_BAXTER.jpg\" width=\"467\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/sensus_INNISFIL_BARRIE_BAXTER.jpg 467w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/sensus_INNISFIL_BARRIE_BAXTER-300x276.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innpower.ca\/uploads\/1418997761_How_To_Read_Your_Smart_Meter.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">innpower.ca\/uploads\/1418997761_How_To_Read_Your_Smart_Meter.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innpower.ca\/service.php?id=20\">innpower.ca\/service.php?id=20<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innpower.ca\/uploads\/1418997761_How_To_Read_Your_Smart_Meter.pdf\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CTV Barrie Published Saturday, May 26, 2018 7:23PM EDT Last Updated Sunday, May 27, 2018 6:50PM EDT The Ontario Fire Marshall&#8217;s office has wrapped up its investigation into an early morning fire which destroyed two homes in the community of Baxter. 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