Quick-thinking kid saves house from burning down in Port Hardy
- A house on Upper Carnarvon Road in Port Hardy caught fire on January 21, and a youth at home alone helped contain the damage to one room.
- Port Hardy Fire Rescue received the call around 7 p.m., with about 15 firefighters responding and managing the fire for roughly two-and-a-half hours.
- The youth closed the door to the bedroom, which helped save the house, according to Port Hardy Fire Rescue Chief Brent Borg.
- A GoFundMe has been started to support the family affected by the fire, which caused mainly smoke damage to the rest of the house.
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'Good on him': Port Hardy Fire Chief praises young man for keeping house fire contained
After a house fire broke out in Port Hardy Tuesday night, the local fire chief is applauding not only his crew, but a young man who was at home and stopped the fire from spreading with one quick action. At around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Port Hardy Fire Rescue responded to a house fire along Carnarvon Road near downtown. Port Hardy Fire Rescue says crews contained the fire to one room without any further spreading to other parts of the home. Crews wra…
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