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No injuries after 7 residents escape house fire in east London, Ont.: chief

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No injuries were reported after seven people escaped a house fire in east London, according to the London Fire Department.

Platoon chief Kirk Loveland says crews responded to the blaze at 2680 Dundas Street around 1 a.m. Sunday.

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By the time they arrived, fire was venting out of windows and upper floors but all seven residents had already made it outside, according to Loveland.

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“They smelled smoke but the smoke alarms went off, so it apprised them of the fact that the house was on fire, and they were all able to self-evacuate before (crews) arrived on scene.”

The cause of the blaze is under investigation, but the platoon chief says it does not appear to be suspicious.

Damage is pegged around $400,000-$500,000.

Loveland is reminding Londoners to install working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, and to test them monthly.

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