The Calgary Fire Department and the Calgary Police Service Arson Unit are investigating after a fire at a southeast apartment building on Saturday.
Crews were called to the 2600 block of 16 Avenue S.E. and found a small fire in an unoccupied apartment unit after 1 a.m.
According to CPS, one of the firefighters on scene witnessed a man jump from a third-floor balcony.
According to the firefighter, the man was wearing a balaclava and holding a jerry can.
Get daily National news
Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
A suspect was arrested a short time later, and charges are pending.
Nearby buildings were evacuated as crews worked to put out the small fire and have since been let back into the building.
- City of Calgary implementing new safety plan amid cost concerns
- Nanaimo bar owner says she is fed up with city’s crime after daughter’s car targeted
- Toronto man charged in alleged street race was out on bail at time of crash
- High River, Alta. man faces charges of domestic homicide in court appearance
There were no injuries in the fire, and the cause is under investigation.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.