The fire chief of Niagara-on-the-Lake warned organizers of the annual Lavender Festival not to permit parking in a dry field of hay last week. Sunday, fire broke out in the field and destroyed 34 cars. No one is quite sure what any of this might mean for insurance claims. Chief Rob Grimwood joined 610 CKTB’s Niagara in the Morning to say he sent a letter to organizers of the festival warning not to permit parking in the tinder dry hay. Grimwood’s volunteer department is said to have responded quickly to save at least 50 vehicles and possible injuries. He said the cause of the fire is likely a hot undercarriage coming into contact with straw. An alternate cause might be a discarded cigarette. One burned out car was a Tesla with about 1,000 km on it.
