A home on Bever Road is a total loss after a fire, but the family of five was safely escorted out of the house by an Orangeville Firefighter about 1:30 a.m. this Wednesday morning. The firefighter lived about a mile from the home and was first on the scene, Orangeville Fire Chief Danny Boulter said.

In a preliminary report, Boulter said the house is a total loss and no dollar estimate of loss or cause of the fire are available as yet.

Boulter said the house had working smoke detectors, but since the  fire began in the garage, it had not built up enough heat to activate them.

Delton and Prairieville fire departments assisted Orangeville.