Fire destroys flea market near Smiths Falls

Posted Nov 6, 2016 01:02:43 PM.

Last Updated Nov 7, 2016 06:37:52 AM.

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SMITHS FALLS, Ont. – A weekend fire has destroyed a popular flea market nears Smiths Falls.

Just after 5 a.m. Sunday, fire crews and provincial police were called to the Rideau Valley Marketplace on Highway 43, just west of Smiths Falls.

Highway 43 was closed for a time at the site of the fire, but has since reopened.

The Ontario Fire Marshall is looking into the cause of the blaze.

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