ABOVE: 16 dead snakes were found after a Newmarket house fire. Carey Marsden reports.
TORONTO – A fire call led emergency crews to discover 18 snakes inside a Newmarket home Friday morning.
The fire started around 5 a.m. at 210 Cherrywood Drive and all the residents managed to exit the home.
One person was taken to hospital with smoke inhalation.
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While treating the fire, crews located 18 non-venomous snakes inside the home, 16 were found dead.
Fire crews were able to rescue the other two.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
WATCH: Platoon Chief Russell Robinson provides an update on a fire call at a Newmarket home Friday morning.
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