A family in Abbotsford is very lucky after a fire early this morning caused an estimated $ 100,000 of damage to their house, three vehicles and a neighbouring home.
The fire broke out shortly before 12:30 in the 31800 block of Mayne Avenue.
Deputy Fire Chief Mike Helmer says eight adults and two young children are all safe, thanks to a smoke alarm, and an alert grandmother who heard the alarm and smelled the smoke, and notified the rest of the family.
Helmer says without a working smoke alarm, the outcome could have been catastrophic.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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