Home gutted by fire in Parkland County subdivision

A home on an acreage west of Edmonton was destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning.

Parkland County fire crews were called to a subdivision about 20 kilometres southwest of Stony Plain, where a home was on fire.

“So at about 3:40 a.m. we had three stations paged out to a confirmed structure fire,” Parkland County deputy chief Amber Coleman said, adding that 25 firefighters responded to the fire.

Everyone inside the home managed to get out safely before fire crews arrived. A nearby witness said she heard a big explosion and saw the flames, which ended up gutting the home.

The fire was brought under control, and as of 7 a.m. crews were putting out hot spots. The cause of the fire is not yet known.

The home is in Brightbank Estates, a subdivision just off Range Road 22 and Highway 627/Garden Valley Road.