'I''m just grateful that I'm okay,' Scmit said. She feels lucky that there was no serious damage. 'You could see the flames just lapping on the side of the building.'

'All of a sudden around 4, everybody was just banging on the door, ringing the doorbell, hollering, fire, fire out here,' she recalled.Īfter evacuating, Schmit said she watched as the flames inched closer to her house. Jacquie Schmit, who lives three homes down from where the fire started, described being woken up by people banging on her front door. 'I looked out my living room window and just saw flames, smoke, flames, and fire men running down the path with hoses trying to contain it,' he said. Scotty Hammerback, who lives nearby, recalled looking out his window and seeing the early morning fire. Costumes For All Occasions Ua83684Ml Fireman Medium/Large. Most of those affected are now staying with family or in nearby hotels. Adult Child Fire Chief Firefighter Fireman Helmet with Visor Costume Accessory. Townhouses were damaged by a fire early Sunday morning on Oct. Martens told CTV News Edmonton that all affected families are receiving help from Fort Saskatchewan's victim services and the Red Cross. The fire affected six homes, with several interiors destroyed, RCMP said.Īll the residents were able to self-evacuate, and no injuries were reported. 'It spreads very quick with this new type of construction.'

'Just how close the units are together and the space that it takes for our trucks to get inside these residences,' Martens said. Once crews arrived, fire chief Todd Martens said the biggest challenge was minimizing the further spread of flames. An additional crew from Strathcona County was also brought in to help. One fire engine and tower responded from Fort Saskatchewan. and found one townhouse fully engulfed by flames. The Fort Saskatchewan Fire Department responded to reports of a fire in the complex around 4:07 a.m. Fire tore through townhouses in Fort Saskatchewan early Sunday morning in the Woodsmere Close area.

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