The Guelph Fire Department says working smoke alarms helped six residents escape an early morning house fire in the city’s east end on Tuesday.
Crews were dispatched to a semi-detached house on Victoria Road, near York Road, at around 12:45 a.m. and found heavy black smoke coming from the back door.
Firefighters found the blaze in the basement and it was quickly brought under control and extinguished.
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One person was treated at the scene and then taken to hospital, while five others were not injured.
“This morning’s fire is a reminder that working smoke alarms save lives,” deputy fire chief Steven Goode said.
Goode added that working smoke alarms must be on every storey of a home and outside all bedrooms.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation and damage is estimated at more than $100,000.
Investigators were still at the scene on Tuesday afternoon.
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