House fire near Bothwell caused $186,000 in damage.  (Photo courtesy of CKFS)House fire near Bothwell caused $186,000 in damage. (Photo courtesy of CKFS)
Chatham

Fire Guts Home Near Bothwell

A house fire near Bothwell caused around $186,000 in damage.

The Chatham-Kent fire department says firefighters from Bothwell and Thamesville were called at around 9:30am on Wednesday and found the house at Haggerty Rd. near Johnston Rd. fully engulfed by flames.

No one was home at the time of the fire and there are no injuries.

The cause is still under investigation.

 

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