Fire has extensively damaged an apartment on Mill Road.

It was reported shortly before 1 am on Thursday.

Moncton Fire Platoon Chief Brian McDonald says when they arrived, flames and smoke were coming from a second-floor apartment in the two-storey, twelve-unit building.

“The homeowner was home. He woke up and left on his own, and he did not need medical attention.”

McDonald says all of the other tenants also evacuated safely.

Unfortunately, a cat in the unit where the fire started did not survive.

Firefighters managed to extinguish the fire quickly and contained it to one apartment, but the roof and trusses were substantially damaged.

Four departments were required, with nineteen firefighters on scene for around three hours.