HALIFAX, N.S. -- The Canadian Red Cross says three people have been displaced following a fire Monday in New Glasgow, N.S.

The fire broke out at an older two-storey house on Norma Street around 7 p.m.

Volunteers with the Canadian Red Cross are helping a couple and a teenage girl with emergency lodging and the purchase of food, clothing and other basic items.

The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.