Squirrels are being blamed for a house fire in Peterborough on Sunday night.
According to Peterborough Fire Services platoon chief Don Broersma, crews were called to a Dufferin Street home around 9:15 p.m. after receiving reports of smoke billowing from the house.
Broersma says firefighters discovered smoke exiting the roof of a covered porch. He said the homeowner had already created an opening in the roof and emptied two fire extinguishers onto the fire.
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Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze to prevent the fire from spreading, he said.
No one was injured, and damage is pegged at $9,500, Broersma said.
He said the cause of the fire is believed to be squirrels, which are thought to have damaged wires in the porch ceiling void, he said.
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