Two homes under construction in west Edmonton were seriously damaged by a fire that broke out early Thursday morning.
A spokesperson for Edmonton Fire Rescue Services told Global News that firefighters were called to the blaze in the area of 100A Avenue and 158 Street just before 5 a.m.
By 5:40 a.m. the fire was deemed to be under control.
Crews arrived at the scene of the fire about five minutes after they called and immediately called a second alarm. The EFRS said 12 crews were called to battle the flames in all.
“I think the biggest challenge was just basically the amount of flame that was involved and trying to contain it to just those two structures,” said Brian Williams, a district fire chief with EFRS.
“There was a point that we thought it was going to spread to neighbouring businesses.”
No injuries were reported.
As of 8 a.m., fire officials had yet to comment on what may have sparked the blaze or on the extent of the damage.
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