Elbow Drive house fire sends one to hospital, arson investigators called in

CBC News | Posted: October 25, 2015 6:37 PM | Last Updated: October 26, 2015

One man taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation

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Caption: Fire gutted a home on Elbow Dr. S.W. on Saturday (Meghan Grant/CBC)

Arson investigators are at a home in the city's southwest trying to determine what caused the fire yesterday that gutted the house.

Around 4 p.m. MT on Saturday, crews were called to the home in the 4200 block of Elbow Drive S.W.

One man who was going door-to-door to alert his neighbours was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.

Firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to neighbouring homes.

Thick smoke could be seen billowing from the house which is mostly hidden from the street by mature, evergreen trees.

Some neighbours said the home has been vacant for several years and a for-sale sign can be seen out front.

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