Woman dead, another resident and firefighter taken to hospital after Calgary townhouse fire

A pistillate has died aft a occurrence that started successful the room of a southeast Calgary townhouse broke retired connected Thursday afternoon.

In a quality release, the Calgary Fire Department said the pistillate who died lived successful the residence. A antheral who lived successful the location with her was taken to infirmary to beryllium treated for fume inhalation.

The CFD said a firefighter who responded to the blaze was besides taken to infirmary aft sustaining a “laceration injury.”

According to occurrence officials, crews were called to the townhouse connected Lynnview Road Southeast astatine astir 5:10 p.m.

“One of the 2 aged residents surviving determination was sleeping upstairs erstwhile helium was awoken by the fume alarm,” the CFD said. “As helium went downstairs to spot what was going on, helium could spot a occurrence increasing successful the kitchen.

“He tried to enactment it retired but the occurrence rapidly grew larger truthful helium needed to get out. Once outside, helium realized that his ma had not evacuated and was apt inactive inside.”

The CFD said the antheral erstwhile backmost into the location to effort to find his parent and assistance her get retired but the heavy fume made that impossible.

“Neighbours were alerted to the occurrence by his cries for assistance and rapidly dialed 911, relaying that an aged pistillate was trapped inside,” the occurrence section said.

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When crews arrived, the CFD said they faced “thick, dense fume and flames” and entered the location to hunt for the missing woman. They recovered her and brought her retired but she sustained fatal injuries.

The CFD said firefighters worked to incorporate the occurrence and to support it from spreading to neighbouring homes. The location wherever the occurrence broke retired sustained important damage, officials said, adding that immoderate neighbouring homes sustained “slight fume damage.”

“The Calgary Fire Department extends its deepest condolences to the household and friends of the deceased,” occurrence officials said. “These types of incidents are heartbreakingly tragic and impact the full community.”

The CFD said an probe is underway to find the nonstop origin of the occurrence and added that constabulary are besides progressive successful the probe, “as is protocol” erstwhile fires are fatal.