London firefighters said a house fire in the city’s south end left Commissioners Road East closed between Ridout Street and Wellington Road on Monday afternoon.
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Assistant deputy fire chief Jack Burt said the blaze began around 2:40 p.m. at a home on Commissioners Road, just east of Ridout Street.
“One of our district chiefs was driving down Commissioners Road, noticed the house on the fire and called for additional resources to come in,” Burt said.
Describing the scene when fire crews arrived, Burt said heavy smoke was fuming from the vents of the house’s roof.
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“We did a primary and secondary search and determined nobody was in the house. Right after that, the homeowner showed up.”
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On Thursday, Burt told 980 CFPL the cause of the fire was deemed to be electrical and damage was estimated to be $450,000.
— with files from Jess Brady
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