A fire in Hay River has left a house significantly damaged.

Firefighters were called to the single-unit residence on McBryan Drive at about 2 p.m. May 25.

Smoke could be seen coming from the roof of the structure.

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A firefighter looks over the smoking roof of a house on Hay RiverSA国际影视传媒檚 McBryan Drive on May 25. Paul Bickford/NNSL photo

Potter said the roof itself did not collapse.

There were no injuries in the fire.

No one was home when the fire occurred, except a family dog which was rescued from the building.

SA国际影视传媒淭he dog was in the house at the time and the dog is fine,SA国际影视传媒� said Potter.

Members of the Hay River Fire Department battle a May 25 house fire on McBryan Drive. Paul Bickford/NNSL photo

The house is home to a couple and their child.

From the outside, the house looks intact, except for some burned sections of the roof visible at the rear of the structure.

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Firefighters enter a house on Hay RiverSA国际影视传媒檚 McBryan Drive while fighting a fire in the attic and roof on May 25. Paul Bickford/NNSL photo

The house was insured.

As of May 26, Potter said the fire is under investigation.

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Potter declined to offer any further explanation of the cause of the fire because the incident is still under investigation.