A fire was blazing out the front windows of a house at 9660 Desmond Rd. – close to No. 1 and Francis roads - when Richmond Fire-Rescue arrived shortly after 10:30 Monday morning.
The fire thankfully was contained to one room but there was smoke damage elsewhere in the house, according to deputy chief Kevin Gray.
The occupants were outside the building when fire crews arrived and one man was treated for smoke inhalation.
Nineteen fire fighters from four Richmond fire halls as well as BC Ambulance responded to the event, which was about a block from Hugh Boyd secondary.
There were no injuries to fire fighting crews.
By noon, the fire had been extinguished and it is now under investigation.
