Updated, 2:26 p.m., July 18th
Prince George Fire Rescue Fire Chief Cliff Warner says the cause of the fire has been deemed as accidental.
He added there was limited structural damage, but fairly extensive smoke damage.
“We ventilated the smoke and extinguished the fire, and that was the extent of the incident,” Warner said.
There were five people in the home at the time of the fire, but Warner says they were all out of the building when fire crews arrived.
-With files from Darin Bain, My Prince George NowÂ
Original Story
Prince George Fire Rescue responded to a reported structure fire on the 200 block of Ruggles Street shortly after 2:00 Sunday afternoon.
On arrival, the 15 firefighters from three halls found a residential structure with light smoke coming from a second story window on the front of the home.
According to Assistant Chief Kevin Woodhouse, fire crews made a quick entry and were able to confine the fire to a bedroom where a mattress had caught fire.
There were five occupants at home at the time of the blaze and all were able to escape safely.
There were no injuries reported to fire personnel.
The damage to the structure is estimated at $5,000.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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