P.E.I. family of five escapes unhurt after fire guts home

Red Cross says it is helping the family with emergency supplies

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Caption: A P.E.I. family of five escaped unhurt when a fire gutted their home Wednesday night. (Pat Martel/CBC)

The Red Cross is helping a P.E.I. family after a fire gutted their house in eastern P.E.I. on Wednesday night.
The family of five escaped unhurt from their house 15 kilometres east of Cardigan when a fire broke out at around 11 p.m.
The Red Cross said in a news release that it had arranged emergency lodging, clothing, food and blankets for the family, which includes children aged seven to 10.