Fire destroys home in Piccadilly on the Port au Port Peninsula

A house burned to the ground in Piccadillyon the Port au Port Peninsulaearly Tuesday morning.

RCMP saidthe homewas a total loss, andno one was injured.

Cpl. Lori Canning said they received acall just before 6:00 a.m. andpolice along with the Cape St. George volunteer fire department responded to the fire.

The home wasengulfed in flames when first responders arrived.

Canning said the house was still smouldering when RCMP left around 10:30 a.m.

There is no word yet on the cause of the fire, but CBC News was told the owners were away working at the time of the fire.

The Bay St. George RCMP are continuing to investigate.