Five occupants of a Coquitlam home escaped unharmed when it caught fire Thursday night.
Coquitlam Fire and Rescue deputy chief Chris Fox said the upper levels and attic space of the three-level home in the 1800-block of Lemax Avenue was engulfed in flames and heavy smoke when crews arrived at around 9:30 p.m.
Fox said firefighters began working inside to knock the fire down but had to withdraw because of a risk the home’s roof could collapse.
He said it took 23 firefighters and one chief officer until 3 a.m. before the blaze was extinguished and salvage and overhaul operations were completed.
Fox said the occupants were home when they smelled smoked and called 911. He said they immediately evacuated and had a place to spend the night, adding the owners have insurance.
Fox said the cause of the fire is still undetermined, but investigators were on site Friday morning.
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