Hundreds of people were forced from a downtown Calgary apartment building on Thursday after a fire broke out in the generator room.
Firefighters were called to the Westview Heights complex in the 800 block of 8 Avenue S.W. just after midnight.
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According to the Calgary Fire Department, the fire started when oil from a power generator began to burn. Smoke then spread through the building’s ventilation system.
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In total, 240 people were forced to leave the building.
Firefighters allowed residents back inside the complex at about 1:30 a.m. once the smoke had cleared and the building was deemed safe.
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