An electrical fire at Greg’s No Frills at 230 George Street North early Wednesday morning (August 18) has temporarily closed the grocery store.
Peterborough Fire Services responded to an automatic alarm at the building at around 4:49 a.m. on Wednesday. Light smoke was visible in the air when they arrived.
Fire crews forced their way into the building where they determined the sprinkler system had been activated and had almost put out a fire in the rear of the building.
No injuries were reported, and there is no word on damages.
Store staff remained at the front of the store all day Wednesday to advise customers why the store was closed.
Am employee told kawarthaNOW the store would remain closed “at least until Thursday” (August 19).
The ‘All Hands on Deck’ food drive for Kawartha Food Share, scheduled to take place at the store from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, will continue at the food drive’s other two locations (Foodland on Hunter Street and Sherbrooke Foodland).
