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Sunday morning fire damages Sault home

A fire broke at a home in the 0-100 block of Wemyss Streetout around 6 a.m. on Sunday. (Cory Nordstrom/CTV News Northern Ontario) A fire broke at a home in the 0-100 block of Wemyss Streetout around 6 a.m. on Sunday. (Cory Nordstrom/CTV News Northern Ontario)
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Fire services and police were on scene at a home in the 0-100 block of Wemyss Street until late afternoon after a fire broke out around 6 a.m. on Sunday.Fire services and police were on scene at a home in the 0-100 block of Wemyss Street until late afternoon after a fire broke out around 6 a.m. on Sunday. (Cory Nordstrom/CTV News Northern Ontario)Social media accounts claiming to be owners of the affected house state they are living nearby and nobody was inside the house when the fire started.

Damage to the home appears extensive.

Witness accounts described the building being immersed in flames before fire crews were able to begin to extinguish the fire.

The exact cause of the incident is unknown at this time and no injuries have been reported.

Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services has not returned calls to CTV News about the incident at this time.

Check back to CTV News Northern Ontario for updates on this story as more information comes available.

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