Firefighters in Oromocto, N.B., were forced to put out flames inside a home on Sunday while waist-deep in water, due to the rising Saint John River.
In a post on their Facebook page, the Oromocto Fire Department said they were called to the home along Route 105 around 9 a.m.
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New Brunswick EMO says two ambulances, three firetrucks and 20 firefighters responded to the scene.
The fire department says there were heavy flames coming from the eaves of the attic and out the front window on the second floor.
“Firefighters were forced to fight fire standing waist deep in flood water,” the post reads.
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The fire department says the home was unoccupied, as the owner had self-evacuated.
There were no injuries and the cause of the blaze remains unclear.
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