Firefighters save cat from northside blaze
Fredericton Fire Department reports home sustained minimal damage in Monday fire
Firefighters in the capital were able to save a pet and quickly extinguish a fire in a residence Monday afternoon, the department reports.
In a post on the Fredericton Firefighters’ Association page on Facebook, the Fredericton Fire Department said its personnel responded to a fire at a house on the city’s north side Monday afternoon.
“At approximately 2:30 p.m. [Monday], city crews were dispatched to a structure fire on Glennorth [Street], off Brookside Drive, on the city’s north side,” the post stated.
“Upon arrival, Truck 2 observed light smoke coming from the windows.”
That truck’s crew deployed a hose line to the rear of the house and entered the basement, it said, and firefighters located the seat of the fire. Concurrently, the post said, another crew secured a water source and searched the main floor of the residence.
“The fire was extinguished shortly after Truck 2 made entry,” the association reported. “During the search, a cat was safely rescued.”
There were no injuries reported, it said, and the home sustained minimal damage.
There was no word about the potential cause of the fire.
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