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EDMONTON Organizations and residents in St. Alberta continue to help residents affected by the massive fire Thursday evening at a retirement home in that community. The blaze at Citadel Mews West left more than 100 people homeless. The City of St. Albert has partnered with the Canadian Red Cross to get donations to victims of the fire. Local eyewear providers are offering free glasses and lenses to anyone who may have lost theirs in the fire. Douglas Reinbold, a consultant with MDO Opticians, told CTV News Edmonton in an interview that he immediately wanted to help. “When we saw the devastation of the fire we thought, what is it that we can we do to help out?”
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A massive blaze at a St. Albert long-term care home has displaced more than 100 seniors who have been forced to find lodging elsewhere.
St. Albert RCMP received a call to assist the local fire service with a structure fire at the Citadel Mews located at 15 Erin Ridge Rd. around 8 p.m. on Thursday. A few minutes later, Edmonton Fire Rescue Service was called to lend support. Edmonton fire spokesman Rowan Anderson said the whole building had been evacuated.
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Posted: May 06, 2021 10:13 PM MT | Last Updated: May 7
Three people were injured in a massive fire at a St. Albert seniors residence Thursday night. A fire started in the Citadel Mews residence around 8 p.m. Thursday. (Submitted by Michel Ferland)
Three people were hospitalized after a massive fire broke out at a seniors residence in St. Albert, northwest of Edmonton Thursday night.
Two people were treated for smoke inhalation and were in serious condition, and a third person suffered minor lacerations, officials said, after fire engulfed the Citadel Mews West Continuing Care Facility just before 8 p.m.
City of St. Albert spokesperson Cory Sinclair said both continuing care residents and independent living residents were evacuated from the building.