Fire levels long time family business on the Viking Trail near Cormack

    Thursday, 4 December 2025 15:00

    By Tonya Organ

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    Deer Lake Volunteer Fire Department Chief Stephen Rowsell says 7 members of the team sprang into action to help volunteer firefighters from Cormack battle the blaze at Hiscocks Service Center.

    An early morning fire has destroyed a west coast business that has been family owned and in operation for more than 30 years. A passerby along Route 430 contacted the Deer Lake Volunteer Fire Department about a fire at a business located near Cormack at 3:47 a.m. Chief Stephen Rowsell says 7 members of the team sprang into action to help volunteer firefighters from Cormack battle the blaze at Hiscocks Service Center. He says they were there until about 7  o’clock this  morning but crews from Cormack stayed on the scene. Rowsell says these volunteers went on to their jobs after tackling the fire. A post on Hiscock’s Service Center’s Facebook page says “ CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Please be respectful of the family and the space we need to process & handle this.

      

     

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