Author of the article: Ed Kaiser - Edmonton Journal, Larry Wong
Publishing date: May 07, 2021 • May 7, 2021 • 1 minute read • Firefighters were on scene at a seniors home fire in St. Albert, Alberta on Friday May 7, 2021. The fire started at the Citadel Mews West seniors care facility around 8pm on Thursday evening. More than 100 seniors were forced to evacuate and find lodging elsewhere and three were taken to hospital. Photo by Larry Wong /Postmedia
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A massive fire at a St. Albert seniors home Thursday evening sent three people to hospital and displaced more than 100 seniors.
St. Albert RCMP and Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (EFRS) were all called in to assist local fire service at the Citadel Mews West seniors home located at 15 Erin Ridge Rd. around 8 p.m. on Thursday.
Crews from Edmonton, Morinville, Spruce Grove and Strathcona County also helped battle the blaze through the night
Author of the article: Dustin Cook, Jeff Labine
Publishing date: May 07, 2021 • May 7, 2021 • 4 minute read • Firefighters were on scene at a seniors home fire in St. Albert on Friday, May 7, 2021. The fire started at the Citadel Mews West seniors care facility around 8 p.m. on Thursday evening. More than 100 seniors were forced to evacuate and find lodging elsewhere. Photo by Larry Wong /Postmedia
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A massive blaze at a north St. Albert seniors’ complex that displaced more than 160 residents overnight was extinguished Friday morning as support from the community poured in.