A fire in northeast Calgary on Wednesday gutted one home and caused substantial damage to two others.
The fire, which sparked in the community of Cityscape, also caused heat damage to the extior of six additional homes.
When they arrived on scene at around 3 a.m., firefighters found a two-storey house under construction that was engulfed in flames. A news release from the Calgary Fire Department (CFD) said the home had been so consumed by fire that by the time they arrived it had “already collapsed.”
No one was in the home when the fire started, according to the Calgary Fire Department.
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The quick-moving fire spread to two neighbouring homes on either side, eating away at their roofs and upper floors. The CFD said four people made it out of the two homes safely.
Nearby houses in the community were also evacuated, with 60 people from 12 homes forced into the cold.
A Calgary Transit bus was brought in to shelter residents. However, when it was determined all of the residents had been able to find alternative accommodations, the bus was then used as a rehabilitation room for freezing cold firefighters.
According to the CFD, 40 firefighters helped to battle the blaze.
The blaze was extinguished at around 6 a.m.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
No injuries were reported.
The CFD is asking anyone with Information, photos or videos of the fire, especially prior to firefighters arriving on scene, to email them to piofire@calgary.ca
With files from Nathan Taylor and Lisa MacGregor
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