CALGARY – The Calgary Fire Department is crediting a working smoke detector with helping a man escape a house fire on Monday.
Emergency crews were called to the 6700 block of 23rd Ave N.E. just before midnight.
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When they arrived, firefighters found smoke and flames coming from the basement suite of a two-storey home.
The man living inside the suite was able to get out safely, thanks to the sounding of a smoke alarm which alerted him to the blaze.
Crews say the damage from the fire was contained to a single room in the basement, which was under construction at the time.
No one was injured, but the resident will have to find alternative accommodations until repairs are completed.
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