4th Street residential fire responded to by Winkler Fire Dept.

Winkler Fire Department responded to a residential fire call on 4th Street Monday night.

The call came in at 8:30 p.m., and Chief Richard Paetzold says when crews arrived, they found smoke emanating from the basement. He noted the fire was found in an exterior wall, and firefighters quickly knocked it down.

According to Paetzold, the owners were home at the time, but escaped. They were checked by EMS for smoke inhalation.

The exact extent of the damage is unknown, and the cause remains under investigation.