Man rescues people from Lasalle fire
A former Kahnawake Peacekeeper detoured from his route last week and saved five people from a duplex fire that took 55 firefighters to put out.
I was charmed by one witness’s “I was lying on my chesterfield when I heard a boom.” My folks used to use that word but I haven’t heard it in years.
This is also notable: “With no ambulances in sight, and wary of the medical charges he might have to pay if he used one, he drove across the Mercier Bridge to the fire hall in Kahnawake, where he knew medical coverage would be free.”
Tee Owe 14:23 on 2026-04-16 Permalink
Earlier we had scuttled derogation, now we get chesterfield boom – fun with words!
Nicholas 14:39 on 2026-04-16 Permalink
The Lasalle hospital is closer to that home than the fire hall and probably much quicker when there’s bumper to bumper bridge traffic, which he said was the case at the time. Plus it has a (fully?) staffed ER. Not trying to blame someone with fight or flight going on, but it is useful to know where the hospitals are.
Kate 16:51 on 2026-04-16 Permalink
Yes, but I could see how he might want to go somewhere familiar after getting through a situation like that.
dwgs 11:46 on 2026-04-17 Permalink
Chesterfield is very old school Canadian English.