One person taken to hospital, dog and birds rescued from house fire
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Damage is estimated at $200,000 and one person has been taken to hospital after Windsor fire crews responded to a house on Alexis Road.
The call came in shortly after 12 p.m. and multiple units responded.
The fire was declared out shortly after crews arrived.
Firefighters on scene also rescued a dog and some birds from inside the house.
There is no word on how the fire started.
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