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Fire destroys building on Princess Street in central Kingston

Kingston Fire and Rescue firefighters at the scene of a building fire at Princess Street and Alfred Street in Kingston on Tuesday night.
Kingston Fire and Rescue firefighters at the scene of a building fire at Princess Street and Alfred Street in Kingston on Tuesday night. Photo by Elliot Ferguson /Postmedia

KINGSTON — A building on Princess Street was destroyed after a fire ripped through the property late Tuesday night.

Kingston Fire and Rescue responded to calls of a fire at 557 Princess St., located between Alfred and Albert streets at about 10:25 p.m. The building was formerly a Gino’s pizzeria that had been vacant. Kingston Police responded shortly after.

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Police report that Princess Street, between Alfred and Albert streets, will be closed so that fire crews can continue to work at the scene. Police did not say when they expect the road to reopen.

The fire department said at about 5 a.m. that an excavator was being brought in to help crews extinguish the fire.

More to come.

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Update: An excavator will be on scene shortly to assist fire crews with extinguishing the fire. Princess Street between Frontenac Street and Chatham Street is closed at this time. Please avoid the area. Updates to follow. #ygk. — Kingston Fire (@KtownFire) December 7, 2022
Kingston firefighters at the scene of a building fire at Princess Street and Alfred Street #ygk pic.twitter.com/qIIKXez8Gh — Elliot Ferguson (@Elliotatthewhig) December 7, 2022