There was a house fire Sunday morning in the RM of Tache.

Fire Chief Allan Rau says they got the alarm at 10:18 a.m. for a bungalow located along Provincial Road 405 between Lorette and Ile des Chenes.

"We witnessed fire in the basement and it extended into a first floor family room. There was nobody in the home, they all evacuated when they saw the smoke and heard smoke detectors."

Rau says there were two occupants, a man and wife. He says they saved the structure but damage is extensive..

"We contained the fire to a basement bedroom and the family room on the main floor. However, there was smoke damage throughout the home. I would hazard a guess that damage is around $100,000."

Rau says the cause was an electrical problem.