A family of three is safe after a house fire in Quispamsis, N.B., on Friday morning.
The fire, which took place at a bungalow on Vincent Road, was reported around 3 a.m.
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Canadian Red Cross volunteers have assisted the couple and their eight-year-old son with emergency lodging and meals as they wait for assistance through their insurance.
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Officials say the family was alerted to the fire by a smoke alarm and had evacuated by the time fire crews arrived.
The fire was extinguished quickly, and the home suffered heavy smoke damage, fire official say.
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