One person has been hospitalized and eight others have been displaced after a house fire in New Glasgow, N.S., on Tuesday.
The Canadian Red Cross said the fire began early on Tuesday morning at a large home on Chisholm Street that contained three apartments.
A man is being treated for burns and smoke inhalation, the Red Cross said.
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Canadian Red Cross volunteers have arranged emergency lodging, plus food and clothing purchases and some other essentials for the seven adults and one child who escaped the blaze unharmed.
A phone call to the New Glasgow Fire Department was not immediately returned.
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