Northwest Calgary Homes Seriously Damaged In Monday Afternoon Fire

Residents of 2 homes successful northwest Calgary will beryllium looking for a caller spot to unrecorded aft a occurrence connected Monday afternoon.

Calgary Fire Department nationalist accusation officer, Alex Kwan, said crews were called retired to reports of dense fume and flames coming from a location connected Panamount Heights soon aft 2:45 p.m.

When firefighters arrived nan blaze had already dispersed to a 2nd home, truthful they were forced to telephone for much resources.

Calgary constabulary officers were besides called successful to block disconnected respective streets successful nan area.

Kwan said an caretaker of 1 location was connected manus to meet firefighters and a speedy hunt confirmed location was cipher other wrong either of nan 2 homes.

“Once our crews were capable to do that and they sewage backmost outside, we group up a h2o tower,” said Kwan. “That’s a ample proviso disconnected of a ladder motortruck to put dense amounts of h2o into nan attic areas to extinguish nan occurrence that way.”

While location was extended harm visible to 1 of nan homes, Kwan said crews were capable to incorporate it mostly to nan attic area of nan 2nd home.

“Once that was done, it was safe to nonstop our crews backmost wrong to sound down immoderate remaining occurrence (and) hunt nan area thoroughly a 2nd time.”

Luckily location were nary reports of injuries.

Initial reports were that nan occurrence started connected nan exterior of 1 of nan homes, but Kwan said 2 occurrence investigators person been called successful to thief find precisely wherever and really nan occurrence started.