In relation to the fire that occurred on July 6th, 2024 on the 17th floor of 250 Frederick street, an incident report has been obtained through a freedom of information request. You can read the full 10 page report here. The report contains incident narratives from the perspective of several different members of the Kitchener Fire Department.

One of the incident narratives contains the following noteworthy description: "No injuries were reported or found on scene... P-12/A-12 investigated the fire and located an electrical appliance in the kitchen in the area of significant burning. V pattern was observed indicating that the appliance was in or was the point of origin. The appliance was plugged in and appeared to be an airfryer. Damage too severe to confirm. The stove was located directly beside the appliance that was located on a small counter space and may have been left on causing combustion of the appliance. Occupant indicated that [redacted] did have an air fryer in that location and it was plugged in but not on at the time of [redacted] departure. Nothing suspicious was found that would indicate Arson."