House fire causes $50K in damage

By CityNews Kitchener Staff

Posted Aug 2, 2023 03:46:55 PM.

Last Updated Aug 3, 2023 02:17:13 PM.

Kitchener Fire were called to a house fire in Kitchener Wednesday morning just before 8 a.m.

The fire happened at a house on Rush Meadow Court which is near Homer Watson and Doon Village Drive.

Video from a CityNews Kitchener listener shows smoke coming from a house with at least four fire trucks on scene at the time of the fire. Police and ambulance also responded.

Fire officials say damage is estimated at around $50,000 from what officials are calling “careless smoking.”

No one was hurt in the incident.

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