Two occupants are safe after a fire at a modular home in Oro-Medonte on Tuesday morning.
Hugh Murray, Oro-Medonte fire chief, told Barrie 360 they received the call at around 10:30 and responded to the blaze located in the area of Line 11 just south of 15/16 Sideroad.
He didn't have information regarding the cause of the fire, damage total, or if there were working smoke alarms.
Provincial police placed East Oro Public School in a shelter in place due to the fire, but lifted it just before noon.
Update: the shelter in place has been lifted. https://t.co/spCxc4iJFQ
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