A fire broke out at a home in the village of Norwood on Wednesday afternoon.
Asphodel-Norwood Township firefighters responded around 1 p.m. to a reported house fire on County Road 40 near Albine Street, just north of Highway 7, about 30 kilometres east of Peterborough.
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Crews battled the blaze from the front and side of the two-storey home.
TRAFFIC: @NorwoodAsphodel firefighters are on scene of a house fire on County Road 40 at Albine Street north of Norwood. #PtboOPP have the road blocked #ptbonews pic.twitter.com/Nwx8QI6h4d
— Harrison Perkins (@HaPerkins) February 3, 2021
Peterborough County OPP closed a section of County Road 40 as firefighters battled to contain the blaze.
A witness tells Global News Peterborough that the homeowner got out safely with two dogs and two cats.
There has been no official word yet if there are any injuries, or if the cause of the fire has been determined.
— More to come.
