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Port Maitland fire chief Art Rose says they received the call at 3:05 a.m. Flames were shooting out the upstairs window when they arrived and although the firefighters were able to knock down the flames, the fire was in the walls and spread to the attic of the old-style home.
The incident was a mutual aid call with the Yarmouth Fire Department as well as Lakes & District, Valley & District and Salmon River departments assisting.
"We had a real regiment going there," said Rose.
Five tankers supplied water and a water shuttle was set up.
The house was beyond saving, says Rose.
"We ended up bringing in an excavator to knock the walls down for safety purposes."
Residents of the home escaped safely. Firefighters remained on the scene for close to five hours.
The cause of the fire had not been determined as of Saturday morning.
