THUNDER BAY -- One person has required medical attention as a result of a Wednesday afternoon house fire.
Thunder Bay Fire Rescue firefighters were called to a home on the 100 block of Banning Street, where smoke was visible billowing out of the windows.
Platoon chief Shawn Merrifield said two passersby were stopped by a woman who told them her home was on fire.
"The first crew arriving on scene communicated to us that we had a fire on the main floor," Merrifield said. "They entered and found the fire pretty much immediately just inside the front door in a bedroom area."
Superior North EMS paramedics also responded and transported the woman to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, though Merrifield was unsure of her condition.
"She was conscious though quite upset," Merrifield said.
Merrifield said damage to the home would be considered light and contained to the area of the fire
"We think at this time it was a mattress that had caught on fire," Merrifield said, adding the cause is unknown but it is believed to be accidental.
