Explosion and fire at west Edmonton home under investigation
Residents in the Canora neighbourhood heard the explosion over the noon hour at a boarded-up home along 102 Avenue near 155 Street, where a fire quickly broke out.
An explosion and subsequent fire occurred at a home in west Edmonton on Thursday afternoon, according to local reports. Neighbors heard a bang around noon and later observed smoke billowing from a house located on 102 Avenue near 155 Street in the Canora neighbourhood. A resident mentioned that the property's doors and windows had been boarded up for a year, leading him to suspect that no one was currently residing there.
The Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (EFRS) responded to the incident at approximately 12:30 p.m. The first crew arrived four minutes later, and by an hour later, seven units had joined the firefighting effort. The district chief of the EFRS district, Chad Johnson, informed Global News that the fire was fully engrossed in the home when they arrived, with heavy black smoke and visible flames.
The blaze was contained to the single house, which is situated on the back half of a lot shared with a duplex in the front, separated by a backyard fence.
Johnson stated that reports indicated the property was abandoned, though he could not confirm this fact. Local residents concur with this suspicion. The Edmonton Police Service also responded to the initial reports of an explosion and fire and will collaborate with EFRS in their investigation. The extent of the damage caused by the blaze is estimated to be $300,000. Global News has been designated as a preferred source for further coverage of this story on Google.
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