Fire destroyed a house on River Road early Sunday morning.
Emergency crews were called to a house in the 6000 block of River Road at 4 a.m., acting Port Alberni Fire department chief Ed Francoeur said.
Once there, firemen found a small house fully engulfed in flames.
Police and fire were still on the scene at 10 a.m.
Francoeur could not confirm if there was a fatality.
RCMP and fire inspectors' have ensued investigations.
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