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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1985, PAGE 7 Whitby fire calis The foliowing cails were responded to by the Whitby Fire Depar- tment for the seven day period from 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15 until 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21. JAN. 14 4:21 p.m. - 1216 Brock St. S. Assistance given to ambulance service. JAN. 15 9:19 a.m. - 3825 Coronation Rd. Chim- ney fire. 5:09 p.m. - 2 Langmaid Crt. Resuscitator cali. 7:27 p.mn. - 315 Coibourne St. W. Assistance to ambulan- ce. 10:15 p.m. - 606 Brock St. S. Assistance to am- bulance. JAN. 16 8:44 a.m. - 147 Hialeach Cres. Car fire, damage $2,000. 5:02 p.m. - 22 Hickory St. Assistance to am- bulance. 8:01 p.m. - 925 Dundas St. W. Alarms rlnging, no fire. 9:32 p.m. - 315 Coibourne St. W. Assistance to ambulan- ce. 9:44 p.m. - 600 Mapie St. W. Check fireplace wails. 9:46 p.m. - 534 Mary St. E. Smeil of smoke. JAN. 17 3:12 a.m. - 111 In- dustrial Dr. Check gas detector. 10:10 a.m. - 809 King St. Assistance to am- bulance. 10: 11 a.m. -l150àWen- tworth St. Broken sprinkler. 7:05 p.m. - 807 Athol St. Report of smoke. 9:22 p.m. - 95 Crawfor- th St. Assist with first aid. JAN. 18 8:,18 a.m. - Rossland Rd. and Anderson St. Open fire (rubbish). 2:14 p.m. - 120 Bell Dr. Medical aid. 9:50 p.m. - 114 Brock St. S. Electricai fire. JAN. 19 3:47 a.m. - 885 Brawley Rd. W. Elec- trical panel f ire. Damage $20,000. 7:02 p.m. - Cochrane and Dundas Sts. Car fire. JAN. 20 9:14 a.m. - 1025 Dun- das St. W. Car in building. -Damage $35,000. The following is a fire safety message from Fire Chief Ed Crouch: III would like to take this opportunity to once again advise ail home owners to instail smoke aiarms in their homes. "'Thanks to the soun- ding of a smoke aiarm, what may have resulted in a sad tragedy was averted in Whitby on Jan. 19. Lives can be saved and injuries reduced' by provlding detection and early warnxng of fire. "In a fire situation, timne is very Important; the minutes and seconds gained through eariy warming may save your life and wll reduce the loss of your property due to fire. " Subscribers' draw, winner Jean Edmonstone (left),1 administrative assistant of the Whitby Free Press is seen here congratulating the winner of Our latest draw for subscribers, Ron Allison of Renfrew Cres. Allison and his wlfe, Marie, have been residents of Whitby for seven years and says both enjoy reading the Free Press. "We read it ail the time," he says addlng that they like to keep up with local events. To become eligibie for our regular draws, ail readers of the Free Press have to do is pay their 60-cents a month circulation fee when their carrier comes to cail. While the reader won't be eligibie to enter our draws if he or she decides not to pay our voiuntary circulation fee, he or she wil stiil continue to receive our newspaper every week. Free Press Staff Photo Ffre destroys car A fault in the elec- tricai systesa is beiieved to be the cause of, a vehicle rire that occured iast Tuesday morning on Hialeah Cres. According to a spokesman for the Whitby Fire Depar- tment, the owner of the car, a. 1977 two-door Plymouth, had just pur- chased the vehicie and returued iome,.with it just before the f ire broke. The spokesman said that the man haci at- tempted to change a fuse in the car's elec- trical panel. A short in the system la beieved to have caused the fire which totaily destroyed the instrument panel and much of the car's interior. . The man tried to put out the fire without suc- cess before summoning the fire department. The spokesman estimated the damage to the car at $2,000. Officiais investigating cause of Brooklin home fire The Whitby Fire Department is in- vestigating the cause of a fire that did $20,000 damage to a home at 885 Brawley Rd. W. in the eariy hours -of iast Saturday morning. A spokesman for the department said that residents of the Brooklin home dlscovered the fire at about 3:47 a.m. The department believes that the f ire started in the area of the home's main electricai panel whlch is located in the basement. The f ire then spread to other parts of the house. The spokesman said that the home suffered mainly smoke damage with a littie structural damage being done to the basement ceiiing and an adjoining wall. The fire was under control within 15 minutes af ter 15 firefighters fromn the halls in Brooklin, Myrtie and Thickson Rd. responded to the aiarm. The spokesman said that no injuries were suffered.- FREE Confidentiel consulation to answer al your personai questions about PERMANENT HAIR REMO VAL by a certif led electrotogist. Open Thurs. TIi 8 p.m. 209 Dundas St. E. 666- Suite 201c Whltby, ont. 666- Typ e writer RENTALS also SALES & SERVICE .2853 12471 tlk