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‘Fully-involved’ north Edmonton townhouse fire displaces resident

Edmonton Fire Rescue Services says one person has been displaced after a fire tore through a unit at a townhouse complex in the far north-end of the city Tuesday afternoon. Brad Gowan/ Global News

Edmonton Fire Rescue Services says one person has been displaced after a fire tore through a unit at a townhouse complex in the far north-end of the city Tuesday afternoon.

Fire officials said crews arrived at the blaze on Dunluce Road about three minutes after they received a call for help at 4:20 p.m.

They said 28 firefighters were called to the blaze which was “fully involved” when crews arrived.

Edmonton Fire Rescue Services says one person has been displaced after a fire tore through a unit at a townhouse complex in the far north-end of the city Tuesday afternoon. Brad Gowan/Global News

“It was contained to the one suite,” district Chief Mike Westfall said. “They did a very good job of containing it to the one unit.”

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Westfall did not say if anyone had been injured, or how significant the damage was, but said an investigation is now underway.

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