West-end house fire displaces three residents
A house fire in the west end of St. John’s on Friday evening has displaced three people.
Firefighters were called to the home, on Mundy Pond Road, shortly after 5:30 p.m.. Crews arrived to find smoke coming from the house, and entered a basement apartment to fight the flames. Ed Sears, Platoon Chief with the St. John’s Regional Fire Department said a resident of the main floor apartment, along with a guest, noticed the fire downstairs and were able to escape unharmed.
The fire caused fire and water damage to the basement apartment and smoke damage throughout the home. The lone occupant of the upstairs apartment, along with two occupants of the basement apartment are all displaced. Two pets living downstairs were also not harmed.
There was no word on what may have been the cause of the fire.
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