Four garages and 10 buildings suffered damage from a fire in southeast Calgary, the Calgary Fire Department said.
Calgary Fire said that three of the garages are total losses while one suffered structural damange. As well, three homes and seven other structures suffered siding, window and some structural damage.
Jamie Hannaford, Calgary Fire’s qualified district chief, called it a “big garage fire, for sure.”
Because it happened in the middle of the night, Hannaford said the fire wasn’t notice right away.
“So those have time to build and that’s why we had that extension into surrounding garages as well.”
The fire in the 200 Block of Prestwick Heights S.E. was reported around 3:30 a.m. on Monday, Calgary Fire said.
“It’s the kids who (saw) the firefighters and they went into the room and shouted, ‘There’s a fire in the garage!’” said Ronnie Boquiz, one of the people evacuated from their home.
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Calgary Fire said it took about an hour to get the fire under control.
Everyone in the homes was evacuated and there were no reported injuries.
“You know, you stay calm just (get) a hold (of) the situation. Don’t panic,” Boquiz said.
Calgary Fire said nine people and one cat was evacuated from the properties. The department added that most of the people will be able to go home Monday — except the two homes in the centre that were “severely damaged.” They will not be able to go back home until some repairs are completed.
Calgary Fire is still investigating the cause and calculating the total damage.
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