An elderly couple escaped a fire at their Brossard home after their smoke detector alerted them to the blaze.
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The fire happened at a bungalow on Touchette Street in Brossard around 1:15 a.m.
“It was an electrical fire that started in the garage and moved to the main floor of the house,” said Longueuil fire department spokesperson Jean-Guy Ranger.
“The damage is estimated around $300,000.”
An elderly woman was transported to hospital with cardiac issues related to stress.
About 30 firefighters put out the blaze within an hour.