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Electrical fire causes $65,000 in damages to Peterborough north-end home

Click to play video: 'Fire causes $65,000 in damages to home on Mason Ave. in Peterborough'
Fire causes $65,000 in damages to home on Mason Ave. in Peterborough
An electrical fire caused $65,000 in damages to a home in Peterborough early Friday morning – Dec 6, 2019

No one was injured following an early morning house fire in Peterborough’s north end.

Around 2:25 a.m. Peterborough Fire Services responded to a report of smoke in a building and possible fire in a wall to a home on Mason Street.

According to platoon chief Stephen Reid, a woman and several children were alerted by a working smoke alarm and managed to get out safely before fire crews arrived on scene.

When firefighters arrived, he said smoke was visible from the second storey of the home.

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He said firefighters quickly worked to extinguish the fire and limit damage.

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The cause of the fire has been deemed electrical, Reid said.

Damage is pegged at $65,000.

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