Emergency crews were called to an early morning fire at a west Edmonton duplex Monday.
The call to Edmonton Fire Rescue came in at 6:38 a.m. at a home in the Canora neighbourhood, on 105 Avenue near 154 Street.
The fire was possibly caused by heating, perhaps a wood stove, District Chief Marc Zubick said.
He said six or seven people were displaced by the fire. One person slipped while leaving the home and bumped a head, and Zubick said the person was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure.
Zubick said blow-in insulation in the roof was proving to be a challenge.
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“The cellulose insulation is a problem for us because the embers just trail through, so we’re going to end up having to get a vacuum truck in here to empty out the insulation, to make sure that we don’t have any expansion.”
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There’s no word on cause or a damage estimate at this time.
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