Regina fire responds to early morning fire

Regina Fire had to put out a blaze early Tuesday morning.

Regina Fire responds to a house fire on Princess Street on Oct. 11, 2022. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)

Around 5:05 a.m., Regina fire responded to a house fire on Princess Street.

Deputy chief Dustin McCullough said it only took crews about six minutes to get on scene for the fire.

The front of the house was charred and the siding on it was melted. The roof had also been destroyed by the flames.

He said it was fully involved — meaning fire was coming out of all exits.

“It took a while to extinguish the fire but the fire was contained and brought under control,” McCullough said.

Crews also had to deal with high winds as they battled the blaze.

“(Wind) can make it more challenging when you have a fully-involved house fire. In this situation, there was room between the structure involved and the neighbours so there was no extension to either property on either side of that house,” McCullough said.

In a tweet, Regina Fire said no injuries had been reported. McCullough said Regina Fire believes it was a vacant house but is still investigating to confirm that.

@Regina_Fire crews responded to a fully involved house fire on the 700 block of Princess St just after 5am. Fire is under control with searches complete. No injuries reported. Investigator is on scene. #yqr pic.twitter.com/PnrNiZjtck

— Regina Fire (@Regina_Fire) October 11, 2022