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Fire crews battle blaze at downtown Edmonton house

Edmonton firefighters battle a blaze near 104 Street and 98 Avenue on July 27, 2019. Courtesy: Shannon Antosiak

Edmonton Fire Rescue crews were called to a house fire early Saturday in downtown Edmonton.

The affected residence was a single-family home near 104 Street and 98 Avenue.

A passerby called 911 to alert authorities to the blaze, an Edmonton Fire Rescue spokesperson told Global News.

Firefighters arrived on the scene at 4:15 a.m. The fire was deemed under control at 6:24 a.m.

There is no word yet on the cause of the fire or a damage estimate.

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On Saturday, the house’s windows were boarded up and there was a notice of some kind on the door.

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