The son of the famous late local magician Leon Mandrake says he was saddened to learn his old family house — including its secret rooms and passages — had been destroyed by fire.

The home, located on the corner of Grosvenor Road and Kindersley Drive in Surrey, B.C., went up in flames early Sunday morning.

“It was a very magical house — and a very happy home for a very long time,” said Lon Mandrake, whose father Leon was a renowned magician and illusionist who lived in the house until his death in 1993. Read more and watch videos..

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