A fire that sparked in the community of South Calgary on Tuesday has destroyed a Lebanese restaurant and hookah lounge.
The fire at Mazaya Lounge, located in the 2100 block of 33 Avenue S.W., started at around 4:30 a.m.
In a Monday news release, the Calgary Fire Department (CFD) said one 911 caller reported seeing flames over 20 feet high.
When crews arrived on scene the building was engulfed in flames.
“There are businesses that have been impacted by the smoke,” Calgary Fire Department district Chief J. Linley Biblow said.
“I think it’s a very old building,” witness Lolly de Jonge said. “We live in a community where we have a number of older buildings and I think that’s part of the reason it went up so quickly.”
“It seems to be a very popular place,” de Jonge said of the business. “It’s very unfortunate that happened.”
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
EMS said no injuries were reported.
Calgary fire investigators are on scene to determine the origin and cause of this fire. Anybody with information, photos or video of this fire is asked to please email piofire@calgary.ca.
With files from Doug Vaessen