A father and his daughter have been left homeless after fire destroyed their home in Deep Bay on Sept. 15.

According to Deep Bay Volunteer Fire Department, the fire was reported at approximately 3 p.m., and upon arriving at the scene, the house was fully engulfed in flames

B次元官网网址淲e fought the fire for about an hour and we called in Fanny Bay Fire Department to assist us for manpower to give our guys a break,B次元官网网址� said fire chief George Lenz. B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e not exactly sure of the cause yet. WeB次元官网网址檙e still investigating. But the father and the daughter now donB次元官网网址檛 have a home because itB次元官网网址檚 a writeoff. There was no chance of saving the house when we got there.B次元官网网址�

Lenz said the father was working outside in front of the house when he heard an explosion.

B次元官网网址淗e went to explore it and saw the house was on fire,B次元官网网址� said Lenz. B次元官网网址淭here was no other person inside the house. Just one person who was outside. I donB次元官网网址檛 think they had any pets.B次元官网网址�

Based on what he had seen, Lenz believed the fire started in the carport at the house.

B次元官网网址淚t spread very quickly into the dry grass into the greenhouse and it was also encroaching into the fence as well into the neighbourB次元官网网址檚 property,B次元官网网址� said Lenz, who had 23 firefighters out battling the blaze.

The Oceanside Emergency Support Services was called to provide John and Amanda Todd short-term assistance. There is a gofundme account organized by JohnB次元官网网址檚 son Hugh, to help them get back on their feet.

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Hugh said that the house has been his fatherB次元官网网址檚 home for 27 years and itB次元官网网址檚 also where he and his sister Amanda grew up. They both lost all their possessions.

B次元官网网址淚n the end most of what was lost is just stuff which isnB次元官网网址檛 important,B次元官网网址� said Hugh in his gofundme account. B次元官网网址淏ut because of this fire, theyB次元官网网址檝e both become homeless. IB次元官网网址檓 setting up this gofundme to help get them back on their feet. To get clothes on their backs and some living essentials. But mainly to help with finding some housing arrangements and cleaning up the wreckage.B次元官网网址�

Anyone wishing to help and donate can go the gofundme page at

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