One home destroyed, four others damaged in Halifax house fire

Halifax house destroyed by fire An afternoon house fire in Halifax’s Fairmont area has destroyed home.

A house fire in Halifax’s Fairmount area Thursday afternoon destroyed one home and damaged four others.

Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency said crews were called a little after 2:30 p.m. to a house on Drillio Crescent. When they arrived, the house was engulfed in flames with thick smoke billowing through the neighborhood.

Officials couldn't say whether anyone was home at the time, but no injuries were reported.

The house is considered a total loss.

The house next door also suffered extensive damage, and three others sustained damage to their siding.

An excavator was on site Thursday night to dig through rubble.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.