Two fires yesterday kept Moncton firefighters busy.
The first broke out on the deck of a home on King Street, but Moncton firefighters managed to quickly extinguish the blaze.
Damage was contained to the deck, with minor smoke damage to the back of the home.
A second fire broke out in the afternoon in an Evergreen Drive home, in Moncton’s North end.
Canadian Red Cross says a woman and her three children who range in age between 5 and 15 have been displaced.They were provided with emergency lodging and food.
Moncton fire quickly got the fire out before it spread upstairs.
A teenaged boy was briefly treated at the scene by paramedics for minor smoke inhalation.
The basement of the bungalow has been extensively damaged.