Bancroft fire leaves Canadian army veteran homeless before Christmas

A Canadian army veteran is homeless as Christmas approaches after an aggressive fire razed his home to the ground east of Bancroft Monday night. William Gallacher lost everything in the fire including two of his three dogs. He attempted to save his pets but was beaten back by heat and flames and fled the blaze in his bare feet to safety outdoors, a family member told The Intelligencer. Gallacher was treated at Quinte Health North Hastings Hospital in Bancroft for smoke inhalation. The Canadian m