Huge fire destroys Markham home

By News Staff

Posted September 2, 2010 8:11 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

A massive fire broke out in a house at Lee Avenue, south of 14th Avenue in Markham just before 7 a.m. Thursday.

Witnesses saw flames shooting 100 feet.

The house, which was a new one under construction, was completely destroyed.

There was nobody in the home and the fire has been put out.

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