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New Westminster family home damaged in fire

New Westminster firefighters battled a house fire in the West End Friday morning. "It's a fairly involved," New Westminster fire inspector Charles Calogiros told The Record Friday morning. "It's a single-family dwelling.

New Westminster firefighters battled a house fire in the West End Friday morning.

"It's a fairly involved," New Westminster fire inspector Charles Calogiros told The Record Friday morning. "It's a single-family dwelling. Crews have been on scene for about one hour."

The house is located on Seventh Avenue, across the street from Lord Kelvin Elementary School.

Witnesses told The Record that the fire appears to be under control. They said no one was home at the time of the fire.

Calogiros couldn't comment on the extent or cause of the fire, as the investigation hasn't yet begun.