THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Police in northern Ontario say a man made it to safety after jumping from the roof of a burning house onto a detached garage.
Thunder Bay police say they arrived at the fire at about 3:15 p.m. on Friday and found the house was fully engulfed in flames.
They say that moments later, the man got onto the garage.
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Police say firefighters were still working to extinguish the blaze an hour later.
They were able to rescue a cat, a bird and a rabbit from the home.
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