The Office of the Fire Marshal is investigating a fire that destroyed a home in Hamilton Township, just north of Cobourg early Saturday.
Northumberland OPP say around 12:20 a.m., emergency crews responded to a house fire reported at the corner of Leach Road and Rose Rose.
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They found the home engulfed in flames.
OPP say no injuries were reported and said the home “sustained substantial damage.”
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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A real estate sign outside of the home had said there was an open house planned later that day.
The three-bedroom home on 40 acres of land is listed at $1.5 million, according to the real estate agency.
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