Prince George Fire Rescue firefighters found themselves doing double duty early Tuesday morning when two house fires erupted in short succession.
At 2:22 a.m., they were called to an abandoned home in the 1700 block of Fifth Avenue where they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the back side of the building.
They contained and eventually extinguished the fire but the building suffered major damage, PGFR said.
Cause of the fire is under investigation.
Twenty minutes after the first call, they responded to a call from a home in the 2200 block of Redwood Street that started in the laundry room. It caused extensive damage to the laundry room and sent smoke throughout the home, PGFR said.
A family of three were safely evacuated.
