A father and his 2-year-old son were taken to hospital as a precaution after a fire on Patteson Avenue in Chatham on Monday night.
Chatham-Kent Fire and Emergency Services officials said crews from Station 1 and 2 responded to the scene shortly after midnight, along with local police and paramedics.
Chatham-Kent police constables Doug Cowell and Fraser Leontowicz noticed smoke coming from the house while they were on general patrol and alerted the family members, who were treated for non-life threatening injuries. Two dogs were also safely removed from the home. Fire officials said the house did not have any smoke alarms inside.
Damage to the house is estimated at around $50,000 and the Ontario Fire Marshal is attending the scene to investigate the cause.
