Early morning shed fire in Woolwich Township

Firefighters from Waterloo and Woolwich raced to an early morning fire in Woolwich Township.

Fire crews were on scene of an early morning shed fire behind a home north of Waterloo on Friday.

In a social media post at 6:10 a.m., the Waterloo Regional Police Service said a portion of Bridge Street West in Woolwich Township was closed for a shed fire.

Waterloo Fire Rescue told CTV News they got the call at 4:32 a.m. Six trucks from Waterloo Fire and an unspecified number from the Woolwich Fire Department attended the scene.

Woolwich Fire confirmed the fire took about an hour and a half to knock down, with crews still on site at 8 a.m. looking for the source of the blaze.

Police told CTV News no injuries had been reported.

One cat was missing from the property after the fire. Woolwich District Fire Chief Arnie Gingrich said it was not found in the aftermath of the shed, despite the family believing it was in there.

Waterloo Fire said the cause of the fire and the estimated cost of damage was unknown.

Woolwich Fire confirmed there were no working smoke detectors at the time.

Bridge Street West was closed from King Street North to McMurray Road.