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EDMONTON An afternoon balcony fire at a north side apartment building prompted the evacuation of about 30 units Thursday. The blaze broke out at Castle Court on 144 Avenue and 121 Street around 2:30 p.m. According to fire officials, nine fire crews arrived within five minutes and about 50 residents were evacuated safely. No injuries were reported. The district chief said the fire was mainly concentrated in the building s roof. Our interior attack crew was in. They can hear it travelling in the roof, it was racing back and forth, and then the roof start collapsing inside, Brian Hoekstra told CTV News Edmonton at the scene.
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Edmonton Fire Rescue Services battled an apartment blaze in north Edmonton Thursday afternoon.
The fire service first received a call just after 2:30 p.m. reporting a fourth-floor balcony fire that had extended to the roof of Castle Court, an apartment building located near 121 Street and 144 Avenue.
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Nine crews arrived on scene minutes later to the approximately 30-unit building, spokeswoman Brittany Lewchuk said in a statement.
All residents were safely evacuated and there were no reported injuries.
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EDMONTON One person was taken to hospital after a fire on the second floor of a northeast Edmonton apartment building had fire crews helping residents escape using a ladder truck. Firefighters were called to the four-storey building at 129 Avenue and 64 Street at 5:54 p.m. Crews saw smoke coming from the second floor when they arrived at the apartment. Residents were being evacuated from the third and fourth floors with a ladder truck. One person was taken to hospital, though the extent of their injuries is unknown. A total of seven EFRS units responded to the blaze. The fire was declared under control at 6:47 p.m. and fully extinguished by 7:58 p.m.