A morning fire has destroyed a home in the village of Bobcaygeon and sent one man to hospital on Monday.
Kawartha Lakes Fire and Rescue were called to the fire on Queen Street around 11 a.m.
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Queen Street was closed as crews battled the blaze while enduring extremely cold temperatures and a windchill around -33 C.
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Kawartha Lakes Fire Rescue Platoon Chief Bill Lockwood tells CHEX News an elderly man was taken to hospital for observation after he re-entered the house looking for his cat which was unaccounted for. The man was later released.
Lockwood says the man was thawing out water pipes with a heater when a nearby wall caught fire and the blaze quickly spread to the rooftop of the older bungalow.
Damage is pegged at $200,000.
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