By Cheryl Jahn

Old Cariboo House Fire Pegged At $500,000

Jul 14, 2018 | 11:44 AM

PRINCE GEORGE – Crews are on the scene of a duplex fire, putting out hot spots this hour after an early morning blaze.
Nineteen firefighters responded to the 42-hundred block of Old Cariboo Highway. On arrival, crews found a two storey duplex with smoke coming from the main floor and roof area of one of the units. Crews entered the structure with an offensive attack but quickly
found that fire had spread to the adjacent unit.
Seven occupants of the house managed to get out. Two suffered injuries; one smoke inhalation and another for burns to the hand.
Investigators are still determining a cause, but peg the damage at $500,000.