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A luxury home that was under construction in the Preston Lake area was burned to the ground Sunday afternoon. Shortly after 2 pm. Whitchurch-Stouffville Fire and Emergency Serâ€" vices were called out to the home at 59 Abbots- ford Rd., after a 9-1-1 call from the lone consch- tion worker who managed to escape the blaze and run to a neighbour’s home to make the call. “A worker on-site discovered the fire in the basement and he attempted, unsuccess- fully, to extinguish the fire prior to calling 9-1-1,” said Jeff Bignell, Whitchurch- Stoufiville’s fire prevention ofiicer. “He had been in that area (earlier in the day doing some work) and a short time later he Fire likely accidental, York police say Worker who called in fire ‘ slightly injured - K SATURDAY FEB. 2 Only for 1 hour. While quantities last BY SANDRA BOLAN Staff Writer maximum-31mm: mmmn~mwm.mmmmfiidhmimnuv amuwfihmsmm'mm‘ Alpacas 'ndhdemh, rammw Sunday. mmm,mmw.mmmmm quantities fast,- electrics ‘ ._ onIy) observed some smoke coming out of the base- ment." said Const. Marina Orlovski, York Regional Police spokesperson. The home was three- quarters of the way com- plete and valued at $1.5 million, according to York Regional Police who are still investigating the inci- dent, although they sus- pect it was accidental. The ‘ construction worker was the only per- son to sustain any inju- ries, which were minor. He was treated at the scene and released. A neigbour- ing home sustained minor smoke damage, according to Mr. Bignell. “The home was com- pletely involved by fire and thick smoke when we arrived," Mr. Bighell said. “Strong winds and unpro- tected interior wood fram- ing were factors in increas- ing the fire spread." Crews from the Cen- tral York and Whitchurch- Stouflvifle fire depart- ments responded to the â€" withfilesfrom BillRobem 38 SAVINGS! Central York (Aurora and Newmarket) firefighters helped Whitchurch-Stoufiville firefighters battle a blaze at a home under construction north of Gormley Sunday. The nearly completed luxury home, near Woodbine Avenue and Bloomington Road, was destroyed Here, Dave Boucher is handed a piece of equipment by a fellow Central York firefighter. Live better. Spend less.“ All cookware sets Wm-WIMFwJflm 1‘5 Only for 1 hour. While quantities last SUNDAY MAR. 1 STAFF PHOTOIBILL ROBERTS