Afternoon blaze destroys home (4 photos)

OLIVER PAIPOONGE, Ont. - There are no reports of injuries after a late afternoon fire completely destroyed an Oliver Paipoonge home.

Crews with Oliver Paipoonge Fire and Emergency Services were called to reports of a structural fire on the 100 block of Pennock Drive late Saturday afternoon.

According to Oliver Paipoonge Fire chief, Mike Horan, the home was already fully engulfed with flames when crews arrived, with fire shooting out of the top of the roof.

Horan said no one was home at the time of the fire and there are no reports of injuries. The owner was contacted and did attend the scene.

Six pumpers and four tankers attended the scene of the fire. There is no word yet on the cause of the fire and the investigation is ongoing.