AMHERST, N.S. - A family of six was displaced by a fire that extensively damaged their home in Amherst, N.S. late Sunday night.

The couple and four children -- who range in age from one to 10 -- are staying with a relative.

The Canadian Red Cross says volunteers provided blankets, personal-care items and toys for the children.

No one was hurt in the fire, but the mother and one-year-old were checked in hospital for smoke inhalation as a precaution.

A neighbouring home metres away was evacuated as a precaution until the fire was out.