CALGARY – The Calgary Fire Department says there were no working smoke alarms inside a McKenzie Towne home that caught fire on Wednesday.
Crews were called to the 1500 block of Prestwick Boulevard S.E. around 2:30 a.m.
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When they arrived, firefighters found smoke and flames coming from the second floor of the home.
A family of eight was inside when the fire started – three adults and five children, ranging in age from one to seven-years-old.
Emergency crews transported one of the adults to hospital in non-life-threatening condition, but no one else was injured.
Fire crews are working to determine the cause of the blaze.
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