A home in a newer part of northeast Edmonton was left with extensive damage to the upper level after an early-morning fire Tuesday.
About 20 firefighters were called just after 1 a.m. to the Homesteader neighbourhood, and arrived five minutes later to find a home on 126B Avenue, near 44 Street, on fire.
It’s not known if anyone was inside the home — which was built just last year — at the time.
It took firefighters over three hours to get the blaze under control in the frigidly cold weather. The fire was brought under control at 4:20 a.m., and put out just before 7 a.m.
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The flames caused extensive damage to the front of the second storey, where windows were blown out, the siding melted away and the roof damaged.
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Edmonton Fire Rescue investigators are working to determine the cause of the blaze. A damage estimate has not yet been done.
— More to come…
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