Neighbouring residents are being credited with alerting a family to a house fire in Bay Roberts yesterday evening that destroyed the residence.
The Bay Roberts Fire Department received the call of the structure fire at 4 Bayshore Estates shorty after 9 p.m.
Fire Chief Doug Mercer says residents of the home made it safely outside before fire crews arrived.
Intense flame could clearly be seen from a distance as fire consumed the home.
Firefighters made quick work of fire using a pump and aerial truck. They were able to contain the blaze in 30 minutes.
Mercer says the Fire Commissioner’s office is now investigating the cause of the fire.
Neighbours Alert Residents to Evacuate as Fire Destroys Bay Roberts Home