A home in the northeast Calgary community of Abbeydale was badly damaged by an intense fire on Monday afternoon.
According to the Calgary Fire Department, firefighters were called to the home on Aberdare Way N.E. at about 3 p.m.
People calling into 911 reported seeing the blaze spread from the yard to the house and the eaves.
Heavy smoke and flames could be seen coming from the house when firefighters got to the scene, and a nearby fence was also burning, with the fire spreading to the neighbouring home.
The person in the neighbouring home evacuated themselves before fire crews arrived.
“Firefighters gained quick control of the fire and prevented flames from spreading to the inside the house next door,” the CFD said.
There was no one inside the home where the blaze started when firefighters did a search and no injuries were reported.
Ericka Saboe lives nearby and said the fire was “intense.”
The CFD said the home where the fire started had “extensive” damage. The house next door had burned and melted siding, but no other damage.
Fire investigators are working to determine the cause and origin of the blaze.
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