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At 4:30pm yesterday, emergency crews received a call reporting a house fire.

The Swift Current Fire Department, RCMP, and Ambulance responded to the 400 block of 8th Ave SE.

Firefighters discovered the basement filled with smoke.  The fire was in the laundry/furnace room, and the room was heavily damaged.  The rest of the home received some smoke damage.

Home owners discovered the fire when they returned home, so they called 911.

No injuries were reported.

The cause and origin of the fire are under investigation.  No further information is being released at this time.