Investigators are sifting through the wreckage of a house fire that claimed a pet in View Royal on New YearB次元官网网址檚 Eve.

Fire crews from View Royal, Langford, Colwood and Esquimalt arrived on scene at the home on Island Highway near Helmcken Road to find a B次元官网网址渨ell involved fire on the second floorB次元官网网址� Tuesday around 1 p.m., said View Royal Fire Chief Paul Hurst.

Nobody was home at the time, but firefighters found a family dog that perished in the blaze.

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The fire was contained to one floor, but that floor is a complete loss, Hurst said.

Emergency Social Services was also called in to help the family with accommodations for the next few days.