An overnight fire at the Clarendon home of Reuben and Doug Hodgins destroyed the entire house and three-car garage on the property.

“They would have been dead if they didn’t have a smoke alarm, one hundred per cent,” said Shawville-Clarendon Fire Chief Lee Laframboise, noting neither of the two men in the home was injured in the fire.

The dog living on the property was also unharmed.

Laframboise said firefighters got the call at 3:50 a.m. on Tuesday morning (Aug. 27) and were at the property on Herbie Road 10 minutes later.

At 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, firefighters were still on the scene, putting out the last flames.

“We’re just trying to put out some of the spots. It’s hard to get it all out,” Laframboise said, adding the cause of the fire is still unknown, but the investigation is ongoing.