‘He would not have survived’: Smoke alarms credited with saving tenant in Carleton Street fire

Cornwall Fire Prevention Officer Terry Lauzon points to where a fire started in the kitchen of this Carleton Street apartment on Thursday, April 19, 2018. The fire department is crediting working smoke alarms for waking up the elderly man, allowing him to escape. (Newswatch Group/Bill Kingston)

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