7 people, pet escape overnight 2-alarm house fire on Citadel Estates

No one was hurt after a house fire in northern Calgary overnight.

The Calgary Fire Department was called to a house fire on Citadel Estates Ht. NW at about 2 a.m. Monday morning. There, they were greeted with large flames and black billowing smoke flowing from the front of the two-storey house.

“On arrival they found smoke and flames emitting from the front drive garage attached,” said Dennis Raven, CFD north district chief.

“They called a second alarm at that point and started an aggressive attack on the fire. The knockdown was pretty quick.”

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Seven people inside the home were able to escape the blaze, along with a pet, said Raven. The house next door was also damaged, prompting the person inside to also flee.

The CFD was still on scene at 7 a.m. Monday, checking for hot spots. There was no immediate word on a cause or a damage estimate.

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