Posted on 03/07/2011, 1:45 pm, by mySteinbach

Brandon RCMP and the Shilo Fire department were called to a house fire on Bute Street in Douglas Manitoba at approximately 3:25am on the morning of March 7, 2011.

RCMP report that the occupants of the rental home, 2 adults and 4 children, were able to escape from the burning house and were not injured.

The RCMP and the Manitoba Office of the Fire Commissioner continue to investigate to determine the cause of the blaze.

RCMP report that there is no estimate of damages at this time, however the house was completely destroyed.