Dark plumes of smoke billowed from a residential building Wednesday morning as a northwest Edmonton townhome went up in flames.
Edmonton Fire Rescue Services responded to the structure fire of a middle-unit townhouse complex on Albany Way at 9:07 a.m., EFRS told Global News.
District fire chief Marty MacNamara said the fire started on the patio of one unit and spread. Fire investigators are still determining the cause.
The fire was under control less than half-an-hour later thanks to seven crews who worked to douse the flames.
Kayla Zawierucha and Kelsey Brown were out for coffee this morning when they saw smoke coming from a balcony. The immediately notified the owner, who appeared to have just woken up.
The two women said that within seconds, the smoke turned to flames and they began frantically banging on people’s doors telling them to get out of their homes.
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While neighbours are calling the two heroes, both women say they were just happy to help.
Fire officials confirmed on scene that all residents were able to get out of the building safely and there were no reported injuries.
— With files from Sarah Ryan, Global News
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