There were no injuries from a residence fire on Bolivar Street that occurred on Sunday afternoon.
At roughly 3 p.m., Peterborough Fire Services arrived at the single-family detached dwelling. Fire crews found heavy smoke exiting from the first and second floors and flames exiting from a first-storey window.
The fire crew initiated an exterior attack and then switched to an aggressive interior attack to bring the fire under control.
There were no occupants home at the time of the incident.
Peterborough Police Services and Peterborough County Paramedics were also on scene to assist.
Peterborough Fire Prevention along with City Police are currently investigating the cause of the fire.