Northwest Calgary house fire considered suspicious, officials say
Calgary fire officials say a small blaze at a home in Montgomery may have been deliberately set.
Firefighters were called to a scene on Home Road N.W. at about 7:15 p.m. Sunday.
Officials say smoke was coming from the basement of a home that had been boarded up.
Crews extinguished a small fire and rescued a dog that was trapped inside.
There were no injuries.
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