Firefighters have extinguished a blaze at a house on Empire Avenue in St. John’s.
The fire broke out at about 7 a.m.
The house, located near Stamp’s Lane, was significantly damaged. Two people in the house got out safely and firefighters also brought out a cat.
Most of the damage was on the outside of the house.
No other homes in the area were damaged.
Roger Lewis was driving his daughter to daycare when they noticed the fire.
He says a man was outside trying to extinguish it with a hose but Lewis told him the fire department was on the way. He then went to a couple of neighbouring houses to notify them that they should get outside. He then went around back of the burning house and told the woman, who was trying to get her cat out, that she should get out.)
RNC are investigating the cause.