Fire damages home in southeast Calgary community of Forest Lawn

Calgary fire crews made quick work of a house fire in the southeast community of Forest Lawn late Monday morning.

Calgary fire said reports came in at around 11 a.m. of a structure fire at 1404 43 Street S.E. When firefighters pulled up to the home, however, there was no visible smoke or flames.

When crews began to investigate the first-floor suite of the six-unit building, the unit quickly began to fill with heavy smoke, officials said.

Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and ventilated the building.

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Video provided to Global News by viewer Anne Merk showed a home on fire with crews battling the blaze.

Three people escaped the building and the cause of the fire is under investigation, fire said.

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