Fire destroys home

Paramedics took a family of five to hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire engulfed their home.

Thunder Bay Fire and Rescue Service received a 911 call about a house fire on Back Street on Fort William First Nations about 10 p.m. Friday. Three adults and two children were taken to hospital for observation.

Platoon Chief John Mill said the hospital might have already released the family Saturday morning.

"There were no daring rescues or anything like that," Mill said. "The fire crews got there and everyone was out of the house at the time. I think they inhaled a little smoke so to be on the safe side I believe the hospital is just hanging onto them."

Mill said the fire gutted the house but it is still standing. Wooden boards cover the front and basement windows. The fire started in the basement and took fire crews an hour to get the fire undercontrol.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.