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No injuries after fire rips through Peterborough south-end townhouse

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No injuries after a fire breaks out at a Peterborough townhouse early Tuesday
No one was injured after a fire ripped through a townhouse on Sydenham Road in Peterborough early Tuesday. The cause of a fire remains under investigation – Feb 12, 2019

No one was injured as fire ripped through a townhouse in Peterborough’s south end early Tuesday.

Around 1:30 a.m., Peterborough Fire Services found flames shooting out of an upper window at the back of a two-storey townhouse complex on Sydenham Road.

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Acting platoon chief Scott Stanlick says the fire was quickly extinguished and contained to the unit where the fire originated.

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An official with Peterborough Paramedics said everyone made it out of the home safely. No one required medical attention.

A representative from the Peterborough County/City Disaster Trust Fund was called to assist the family.

Damage is pegged at $100,000 and the cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

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