Family reunited with dog after fire destroyed home
Greater Sudbury police and fire services were called to the scene of a house fire in Estaire, in the southern outskirts of the city, Saturday morning.
Greater Sudbury Police Services along with Greater Sudbury Fire Services on the scene of a house fire on Estaire Road on Sept. 17/22. (Patrick Laframboise/CTV News Northern Ontario)
Deputy Fire Chief Jesse Oshell, with Sudbury fire services, told CTV News the home was lost and two people are now displaced.
"There are no injuries to report," said Oshell.
The incident took place on Estaire Road before 9 a.m.
Firefighters were able to get the blaze under control, but the home is completely destroyed.
The family's dog, Ripple, was found and given oxygen.
An Estaire family and their dog are reunited after a fire destroyed their home. Ripple was found and given oxygen. Sept. 17/22 (Jesse Oshell/Greater Sudbury Fire Services)
"He was happy to be reunited with everyone," Oshell said in a tweet.
No word yet on the cause of the fire, but it is not considered suspicious, Oshell said.
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