A woman and her two dogs are now homeless after her trailer in rural Richmond was burned down in a fire.
Firefighters were called to the 17000 block of River Road — near No. 8 Road — just before midnight on Tuesday after a neighbour spotted some flames coming from the trailer.
Thankfully, the woman and her dogs managed to escape the blaze relatively unscathed, but her trailer, according to Richmond Fire-Rescue, is likely beyond repair.
Richmond Fire-Rescue spokesperson Brian MacLeod told the News the fire was caused by the “improper installation and usage of a wood stove.”
“The woman and her dogs were treated for smoke inhalation; one of the dogs has burns,” added MacLeod.
Emergency social services, said MacLeod, are putting the woman up for a few nights until she finds alternative accommodation.
