At least nine people are looking for a new home after a fire destroyed a house in the northeast Calgary neighbourhood of Rundle.

The Calgary Fire Department said it got the call to a home in the 200 block of Rundlewood Close around 3:40 p.m. Tuesday.

When crews arrived, they were met with heavy smoke and flames coming from the rear of the house.

“All we saw was smoke, flames, a lot of fire trucks, the fence was on fire,” said witness Jolen Digirolamo.

“It was really bad,” his daughter, Addelyn, added.

The fire had also spread into the attic area of a neighbouring home and damaged the exterior of a third home, forcing crews to call in extra resources.

“Anytime fires get into the structure of the home itself and gets into any of the trusses and ceiling or the roof, any of the studs or

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