Firefighters battle overnight blaze at northeast Calgary strip mall

The Calgary Fire Department is investigating what led to a blaze astatine a portion promenade successful the northeast conception of the metropolis aboriginal Friday.

Firefighters were called to the 900 artifact of 36 Street N.E. astatine astir 1 a.m. They recovered dense fume and occurrence coming from portion of the structure’s roof.

“Firefighters forced introduction into the gathering and rapidly deployed hose lines to support the occurrence confined to the extortion area,” the occurrence section said successful a quality release.

“Crews had to utilize aerial ladder apparatus and crushed ladders to determination firefighters to the extortion country and unfastened the affected portion. This entree allowed for occurrence onslaught and made it imaginable for crews to bring the occurrence nether control.”

The CFD said the portion promenade was searched but cipher was recovered inside. The occurrence section noted the occurrence was held to the southbound extremity of the building.

Global News spoke to a antheral who showed up astatine the country and said helium is readying to unfastened a edifice astatine the other extremity of the portion promenade wherever the occurrence broke out.

“It’s truly benignant of scary,” Adrian Herbert said.

“(I’m) successful the setup process — and past to crook connected the quality and spot thing similar this, it’s daunting.”

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The CFD did not merchandise an estimation successful presumption of the grade of the damage.

As of 6:30 a.m., firefighters remained astatine the country to cheque for blistery spots.