Townhouse fire in west Edmonton causes $600,000 damage
An overnight blaze that gutted a three-unit, two-storey townhouse complex under construction caused an estimated $600,000 damage, fire investigators say.
The fire broke out early Tuesday at a townhouse at 160th Street, just north of Stony Plain Road
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Edmonton townhouse fire under investigation
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A fire broke out early Tuesday morning at a townhouse at 160th Street, just north of Stony Plain Road.
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An overnight blaze that gutted a three-unit, two-storey condo complex under construction caused damage estimated at $600,000, fire investigators say.
No one had moved into the complex yet. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Firefighters were called just before 1 a.m. to the complex on 160th Street, just north of Stony Plain Road, in the Britannia Youngstown neighbourhood.
When firefighters arrived, flames could be seen shooting from the building's roof. (Supplied/Ken Dayeson)
When fire crews arrived, flames were shooting from the building's roof. The blaze was brought under control within the hour.
There was minor damage to adjacent occupied units in a neighbouring building, but no one was injured.
Fire investigators say it's too early to tell if the cause of the fire was suspicious.
This isn't the first time townhouses in the area have caught fire.
In Oct. 2014, an early morning fire destroyed three townhomes under construction at Stony Plain Road and 160th Street.
Firefighters were still on scene of a charred townhome in the city's west end on Tuesday morning. (Sam Martin/CBC)
