A family lost their home Tuesday night after a house fire in Cambridge Bay.
Fire fighters worked into the late night and early morning to battle the blaze. They removed a fuel tank in the late evening.
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No one was injured. Nunavut News has learned the family that lived in the four-bedroom house, including children and grandchildren, were brought to the health centre and checked out then released.
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Cambridge Bay Fire Department chief Keith Morrison also took to social media to thank members of the community, including staff at the health centre, the Office of the Fire Marshal and Qillaq Innovations and of course the members of the fire brigade for their contribution.
This story will be updated.
