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Family escapes house fire in Elderbank, N.S.

Canadian Red Cross

The Canadian Red Cross is assisting a family of four following a fire Monday evening in Nova Scotia.

The blaze broke out at around 6 p.m. on Highway 357 in Elderbank, about halfway between Dartmouth and Truro.

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Officials say the family escaped the fire unharmed.

The Red Cross has arranged emergency lodging for a couple and their two teenage sons and will help the family with the purchase of food, clothing and other basic needs.

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The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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