EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to correct the victim’s age. Calgary EMS originally told Global News the victim was believed to be in his 60s but we have since confirmed he was 75.
A 75-year-old man is dead following a townhouse fire in a southwest Calgary neighbourhood.
The Calgary Fire Department said it responded to a fire in the 4400 block of Richardson Way Southwest at around 4:20 p.m. and arrived to find one floor of a townhouse fully engulfed in flames.
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“They were able to knock the fire down. Upon searching, they found one victim who was removed and transported to EMS, who transported him to a hospital,” CFD district chief Gordon Fercho said.
Fercho said the man was the only person in the home.
Nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution and no other injuries were reported.
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Fire crews worked to prevent further spread of the fire to nearby homes.
Calgary police shut down traffic along Richardson Way S.W. between Richardson Link S.W. and Richardson Road S.W. Tuesday afternoon.
The fire department said it was able to bring the fire under control. A fire investigator remains on the scene.
More to come…
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