The Steinbach Fire Department was called to Oakview Manor in Blumenort at around 7:30 Thursday evening.

Fire Chief Kel Toews says the fire alarm sounded and there was smoke in the building.

“We evacuated the building, did a complete search of the building and we found a furnace in the crawl space that malfunctioned so we have shut the breaker off to it and they will have to attend to it in the morning.”

Toews says the smoke was not thick enough to cause any damage.