North Bay Fire Department crews spent Sunday night battling a fire at a home on Cedar Heights Road. Thecall went out at 6:40 p.m.

Fire platoon Chief Tom Heppinstall tells the Nugget that they received a call about heavy smoke coming from a home at 640 Cedar Heights Road.

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The first crew arrived from fire station two about five minutes after the call came. Upon arrival we were informed that an elderly man was in the home and he managed to leave the home safely with an assist from the fire department. There were two cats inside the home that died in the fire,” says Heppinstall.

With no fire hydrants nearby, the fire department was using a portable water tank, and Heppinstall expects the crews to be at the scene all night.

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