By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

Nanaimo firefighters respond to late night house fire

Jul 6, 2017 | 12:40 AM

NANAIMO — Firefighters worked late into Wednesday to quench a house fire in the 400 block of Selby St.

The call came in shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday night. 

Captain Brian Cripps said though the call about the fire indicated children may have been inside, thankfully there were no injuries.

“There’s a lot of damage in the first couple of rooms. We arrived on scene with heavy smoke and flames showing out of the front side of the building,” Cripps said. 

“It appears to be abandoned at this time.” 

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Cripps said it was a “typical” residential fire. 

Fire prevention officers will be at the house Thursday morning to investigate the cause of the fire.

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