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simcoe street house damaged by fire in kingston

damage could been seen to upper floor of simcoe street townhouse

by elliot ferguson
published mar 26, 2025
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simcoe street house damaged by fire in kingston
kingston firefighters respond to a house fire on simcoe street in kingston on tuesday night. elliot ferguson / the whig-standard
a kingston firefighter removes siding from the exterior wall of a house damaged by fire on simcoe street in kingston on tuesday night.
a kingston firefighter removes siding from the exterior wall of a house damaged by fire on simcoe street in kingston on tuesday night. elliot ferguson / the whig-standard
kingston — a limestone townhouse on simcoe street was damaged by fire late tuesday night.
kingston fire and rescue, kingston police and frontenac paramedics responded to the fire shortly after 10 p.m.
damage could be seen on the top floor of 32 simcoe st.
a kingston firefighter climbs down a ladder at the scene of a house fire on simcoe street in kingston on tuesday night.
a kingston firefighter climbs down a ladder at the scene of a house fire on simcoe street in kingston on tuesday night. elliot ferguson / the whig-standard
a kingston firefighter calls down from the upper floor of a house damaged by fire on simcoe street in kingston tuesday night.
a kingston firefighter calls down from the upper floor of a house damaged by fire on simcoe street in kingston tuesday night. elliot ferguson / the whig-standard
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elliot ferguson

elliot ferguson’s hands were ink-stained as a child from delivering his hometown newspaper and, since studying journalism at carleton university and photojournalism at loyalist college, he has continued to deliver the news. he started with the whig-standard in 2011, and prior to that worked for the woodstock sentinel-review and the simcoe reformer. elliot currently covers municipal affairs and the environment, but his true passion is photojournalism and visual storytelling. along the way he has collected numerous provincial, national and international awards for his photography and writing.

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