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Deck fire at northeast Calgary home extinguished by firefighters

Emergency crews responded to 5523 Maddock Drive N.E. at around 4:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019 for reports of a house fire. Global News

No one was injured in a house fire in the community of Marlborough Park on Friday morning.

Emergency crews were called to the 5000 block of Maddock Drive N.E. at around 4:30 a.m. by a neighbour who noticed a small fire outside a single-storey home.

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The Calgary Fire Department said flames were eating away at the back deck when they arrived.

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The fire was extinguished but the outside of the house suffered minor damage.

Emergency crews responded to 5523 Maddock Dr. N.E. at around 4:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019 for reports of a house fire. Global News

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