Police investigating suspicious kitchen fire in Calgary apartment

Calgary police are investigating a fire they described as suspicious after it broke out in a southwest apartment building on Tuesday.

Crews responded to a small kitchen fire in an apartment suite in the 1400 block of 37 Street S.W. before 3 p.m.

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The fire department said the building was evacuated and crews quickly got the flames under control.

“There’s no damage to the other five [units]. There’s a small amount of damage to the cabinets, the linoleum floor and the countertop,” said West District Fire Chief Thom Kaake at the scene.

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There were no injuries, the fire department said.