Covered bridge destroyed by snowmobile fire

On Feb. 6 at 11:06 a.m. a 911 call was received regarding a snowmobile fire on the River Road Covered Bridge on Veilleux Road in Troy, a small town on the Vermont/Quebec border. Several local fire departments responded, and the Troy Fire Chief, Robert Jacobs, contacted the Dept. of Public Safety Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit for an origin and cause investigation.

The investigation revealed a group of snowmobilers were traveling across the bridge when one of the snowmobiles broke down mid-bridge.

The operator noticed there was fire coming from the right side of the snowmobile and attempted to put it out by throwing snow on it. He also attempted to remove the machine from the bridge, melting his gloves and burning his hands slightly, but his efforts were for naught.

The fire continued to grow out of control until it eventually caught the wood frame covered bridge on fire, too.

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The River Road Covered Bridge caught fire then collapsed into the Missisquoi River after a snowmobile broke down mid-way.