Patrons at the sports complex were evacuated immediately and the facility was shut down. All programming, including the on-ice activities at the arena were cancelled until further notice, with emergency crews remaining at the scene at 60 Highland Dr. into the evening Tuesday.
“The facility will remain closed until the investigation is complete,” said the municipality Tuesday evening following the fire.
In an updated public notice about noon on Wednesday, the municipality confirmed all pool programs remain cancelled for the day.
“The pool accessible change room will be closed for an extended period of time for full remediation,” the latest public notice further states.
There was some smoke damage, Ingram confirmed Wednesday.
An additional update on details about the status of pool programming for Thursday, Feb. 7 is to be issued after 4 p.m. Wednesday.
The arena, however, has reopened, “after required inspections to the fire monitoring system,” but residents are being encouraged to check in with their community program providers to ensure programming is ongoing given current inclement weather conditions.
There have been no injuries reported as a result of the fire.
Director and fire chief C. Ryan Edgar has confirmed the fire was contained to the area of origin and the “fire sprinkler system did exactly what it was supposed to do.”
The fire was out at the complex not long after the initial call went out.
As of 7 a.m. Wednesday, patrons who left behind any belongings during evacuation could contact staff at the Jack Burger Sports Complex to make arrangements to pick up items. Residents looking to make those arrangements or with inquiries can reach staff at 905-885-2474.
