A fire at Heritage Acres on Wednesday has left the building with around $20,000 in damages, according to the Central Saanich Fire Department.
Fire crews attended the scene of a structure fire at Heritage Acres in Central Saanich just after 11 a.m. on the morning of March 17th.
Central Saanich Fire responded quickly, in just over 8 minutes, and they report they were there for an hour extinguishing the blaze with Sidney Fire crews on standby.
Central Saanich Fire reported the fire started from a wood stove chimney inside the building.
There was one employee and her dog in the building at the time of the fire, but no one was injured.
Heritage Acres, located on Lochside Drive along the Pat Bay Highway, is a much-loved heritage site/museum on the Saanich Peninsula. The 29-acre property is filled with heritage buildings, farm implements, bar-b-que areas, a museum, and trains.
While the fire damaged the roof of the building, no artifacts were damaged in the fire.
