Fire damages Dartmouth home

CITYnews halifax / By Dan Ahlstrand

A home in a Dartmouth neighbourhood was damaged by fire yesterday afternoon.

The union that represents firefighters in the city says crews were called to an address on Stuart Harris Drive in the Woodlawn community. They arrived just before 5 p.m. after a report of a fire.

Teams on the scene managed to put out the fire on the second floor of the home quickly. The extent of the damage to the residence is unknown at this time.

No cause has been determined, and no injuries were reported.

This comes as the firefighters’ union notes that teams have responded to several structure blazes in the last several weeks that have rapidly climbed the exterior of the building, reaching the top floor or roofline in minutes.

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The post on X notes that fires in Bedford, Lower Sackville and Upper Tantallon have quick responses from crews, which helped prevent the flames from fully engulfing structures.

“Development in the area around Larry Uteck — what we often call the ‘City of Larry Uteck’ — has exploded,” the post reads. “While a new headquarters campus and fire station are underway in West Bedford, Halifax Professional Fire Fighters remain concerned that its location on Science Park Drive won’t meaningfully improve response times for first-arriving units in much of that growing community.”

The union said that although the resources are important, it’s not “a complete solution.”

“Fires move fast. To protect lives and property, fire fighters and fire stations must keep pace with how — and where — our city grows,” it reads.

It also noted that fire codes should continue to be a priority.