UPDATE: 1:30 p.m. While the human residents made it out safely from the house fire in Coldstream Sunday morning, a dog and cat died in the large fire. The home in Coldstream’s Middleton Mountain area, near Husband Road and Cherry Lane, went up in flames just before 10 a.m. Sunday. Fire crews extinguished the blaze, but they were unable to save the home. A neighbour has organized a GoFundMe page to help out the family, who’ve lost everything in the fire. “Our neighbour’s house completely burned to the ground this morning in front of their eyes,” fundraiser organizer Sheridan Pimson wrote on the page. “The family left the house with no shoes, no coats, no wallets, only the clothes on their backs.” Pimson says a couple and their 14-year-old daughter lived at the home. She said one of the family’s two dogs made it out alive, but a second dog and their cat perished. So far, $1,175 has been raised for the family, including $500 from Pimson herself. “We are hoping to help them through this stressful time,” she says. “Thank you for any donations you can make.” UPDATE: 11:50 a.m. Fire crews have knocked down the fire at a home in Coldstream’s Middleton Mountain area, but the house appears to be completely destroyed. The house, near Husband Road and Cherry Lane, became completely engulfed in flames just before 10 a.m. Fire crews quickly arrived on scene and began fighting the fire, but it appears they were unable to save the structure. The residents of the home are believed to have safely made it out. Fire crews remain on scene Sunday, mopping up the fire. ORIGINAL: 10:20 a.m. A house is burning in Coldstream Sunday morning. Heavy smoke is pouring from the house near Husband Road and Cherry Lane, and large flames are visible as well. A resident in the area says he first noticed smoke just before 10 a.m. He says the fire crews are now on scene fighting the fire. “It looks like they’re getting some water on it now, but you can pretty much see [the smoke] from anywhere in the valley,” he said. “They’re starting to knock [the fire] down, but I would imagine the house is pretty much gone.” Castanet will have more information as it becomes available. Photo: Contributed
