HONORA BAY—An early evening fire on Wednesday, September 13 destroyed a home at 2556 Highway 540, causing the highway to be closed for a couple of hours. The conflagration sent a column of smoke towering into the sky that could be seen from Little Current and caused traffic to be rerouted until around 11 pm.
Luckily, the occupant of the home, who was asleep at the time, was awakened by a neighbour in time to escape without a great deal of harm. Although the victim went to the hospital for assessment, she was unharmed, thanks to the efforts of neighbours and passersby.
The occupant of the home, Lynne Pauline Labranche, posted her gratitude online, writing to those who attended at the fire: “Thank you for your support on this matter. Thank you to the gentleman who made me leave the back of my home.” She requested that the gentleman in question contact her so she could express her gratitude. She also thanked the emergency crews and those who stopped to help as well.
“I am being told I’m lucky to be alive, I was sleeping while the fire started and during it,” she wrote. “I woke up to smoke and flames… thank you to those who saved my life.”
A GoFundMe was set up by her neighbour Cathy Prenter and can be found online at GoFundMe by searching for “House fire – need help!”
