No injuries were reported after fire tore through a home in Douro-Dummer Township on Tuesday afternoon.
The structure fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. on County Road 6 near Camp Line Road, about 25 km northeast of Peterborough
Peterborough County OPP have County Road 6 blocked to traffic due to the fire.
Peterborough County OPP say the cause of fire was grass burning that got out of control.
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The fire is not deemed suspicious, according to Const. Joe Ayotte.
A damage estimate has yet to be determined.
It was the second major fire in the county on Tuesday following a cottage fire in Cavan Monaghan Township in the morning.
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