Large fire destroys Trenton family home

Twenty firefighters are finally gaining control of a serious house fire in Quinte West.

Fire crews were called about 4 o’clock this morning to the fire at a two-storey brick home on Dundas Street West in Trenton.

The fire started in the basement and flames quickly spread upwards toward the attic and then the roof.

The home’s occupants, a woman and her four children, were able to get out of the building safely.

A family pet was lost in the blaze.

The home has been completely destroyed.

The cause of the fire is under investigation but the origin is suspected to be electrical.