A FIRE that took hold in a hot water system at The Daily Advertiser forced the evacuation of about 50 employees on Thursday afternoon.
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Had the blaze taken hold later in the evening however, the damage caused could have been far more significant according to firefighters.
"If the fire had started three or four hours later when the business was closed, it could have been a lot more severe," Turvey Park Fire Station officer Jeff Edwards said.
Those concerns were echoed by Daily Advertiser general manager Gary Olson.
"We're fortunate it didn't happen when no one was here ... it could have been a lot worse," he said.