A fireplace broke out on the balcony of a west Edmonton condominium constructing Tuesday morning, sending one employee to hospital.
Edmonton Fire Rescue Services acquired a 911 name at 9:37 a.m. a couple of construction fireplace at 101 Avenue and 162 Avenue.
Town mentioned firefighters arrived on scene 4 minutes later to seek out flames on a second-storey balcony within the Britannia Youngstown neighbourhood.
A fireplace broke out on the balcony of an condominium constructing at 10106-162 St. in west Edmonton’s Britannia Youngstown neighbourhood on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
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“We have been speaking to the employees that have been on web site — they have been placing down a vinyl flooring,” EFRS station 4 captain Shannon Funstone mentioned.
“One of many employees needed to leap down. He’s been transported to hospital with unspecified accidents proper now.”
Alberta Well being Providers mentioned EMS took a person in his 50s to hospital in secure situation.
Crews labored rapidly to include the fireplace to the balcony, and the flames didn’t unfold contained in the constructing or up into the attic — one thing Funstone mentioned makes it a lot more durable to get a hearth underneath management.
“Thanks goodness have been have been in a position to get right here in a short time.”
Hearth crews mentioned the balcony was structurally compromised and there was some exterior harm to the constructing. The fireplace was declared out at 10:24 a.m.
A fireplace broke out on the balcony of an condominium constructing at 10106-162 St. in west Edmonton’s Britannia Youngstown neighbourhood on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
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