FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION – A Fort William First Nation family escaped with their lives after an early morning fire on Sunday tore through their Little Lake Road home.
Thunder Bay Fire Rescue, in a release, said the call came in at approximately 4:15 a.m.
First arriving units found the home, a single-family bungalow, fully involved in flames.
A second alarm was called to battle the blaze, leading to five pumpers and aerial ladder being brought to the scene.
The fire was so intense the roof ultimately collapsed.
The residents of the home, including children, were able to get out safely, one family member waking up just in time to get everyone out of harm’s way.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
