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Family of 6 displaced after fire in southeast Calgary

A family of six were displaced from their home after a fire in Calgary on Monday. Global News

A family of six has been forced from their home after a fire at a six-plex in the southeast community of Forest Heights on Monday.

The 911 call came from a resident of the unit where the fire started at about 12:50 p.m., who stated his house was on fire, according to Calgary fire spokesperson Carol Henke. He was the only person at home at the time.

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Henke said all six units were evacuated.

No injuries were reported as a result of the fire, but three cats in the home where the fire started died, Henke said.

Henke said the unit where the fire started had a working smoke alarm and said investigators are checking the other five units for detectors and would install new ones if they don’t.

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The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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