Family of four displaced by house fire in Lower Coverdale

Firefighters were called to a house fire in Lower Coverdale, N.B. just after 5 p.m. Friday.

A family of four is temporarily displaced after fire damaged their home in Lower Coverdale, N.B. Friday evening.

Firefighters were called to the blaze just after 5 p.m. Flames and smoke were visible on both sides of the upper level when crews arrived on scene.

No one was injured but the home was badly damaged.

“I don’t expect the house is salvageable,” says Riverview Deputy Fire Chief Mitch Short. “There’s extensive damage throughout the main floor and, as you can see, the roof is completely burned off there.”

There is no official word on a cause, but investigators believe the fire was accidental, and likely started in the rear of the upper level.

The Red Cross is assisting the family for now, but it is believed the home was insured.