Drumheller firefighters quickly extinguished a structure fire early Monday morning, June 12, on Verdant Valley Road near Drumheller. The department responded at about 1 a.m. to the house fire on Highway 576, about a kilometre from Highway 9. The fire was on the roof of the home. The occupants were outside the home when the department arrived, and a cat was taken safely from the fire. It appears the fire was accidental in nature, possibly stemming from a fire pit.
