Twleve people have been forced from their homes after a "suspicious" fire at a Moncton rooming house early Thursday morning.

RCMP and the Moncton Fire Department are investigating.

The Canadian Red Cross says the fire caused extensive damage to the two-storey rooming house on Main Street, but no one was injured.

Disaster volunteers are helping 10 of the adult residents with emergency lodging, clothing and food, spokesman Dan Bedell said in a statement.

Two additional tenants were not home at the time, Bedell said.

Emergency crews responded to the call at 1375 Main St, at the intersection of Enterprise Street, at about 1:30 a.m.

Codiac Transpo brought in a bus to keep people warm while they waited for Red Cross officials to help.

Anyone with information about the fire is asked to contact the Codiac Regional RCMP at 506-857-2400 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).