A "extremely large" fire broke out in Barrie, Ont. at the rear of a building on Welham Rd. Photo: At the Scene Photography/Michael Chorney
A two-alarm fire broke out just after 9 p.m. Saturday at the back of 545 Welham Road in Barrie, for which emergency services received multiple calls.
What was initially an "extremely large" fire on what appeared to be a ramp, engulfing a pile of tires, was contained by Barrie Fire. However, the fire wasn't the biggest issue.
Fire crews had to contain the water runoff due to environmental concerns from the contents of the combustible items.
City of Barrie Waste Management & Environmental Sustainability crews took over, and were on site for several hours to manage potential contamination from nearby hazardous materials.
The business at the address where the fire occurred is a health foods store.
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