Fire and Explosions Shock Homeless Encampment Residents
In London, Ontario, residents of a homeless encampment in a core area were shaken by an unexpected explosion and subsequent fire that engulfed the area, leaving behind destruction and charred remains, including two propane tanks. Firefighters and London police rushed to the scene at Watson Street park, just east of Wellington Street near the Thames River, responding to the fire that sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky. John, a resident of the encampment …