Five people displaced in Charlottetown apartment fire

Nobody injured as firefighters battle a fire in 4-unit apartment building

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Caption: A Charlottetown firefighter climbs a ladder to reach a fire on the second level of a 4-unit apartment building on University Avenue on Saturday. (Sarah MacMillan/CBC)

Five people have been displaced as firefighters battle a fire at a 4-unit apartment building on University Avenue in Charlottetown.
All the residents made it out safely and nobody was injured, said Charlottetown Fire Chief Randy MacDonald.

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Members of the Canadian Red Cross were on scene to offer assistance.
The building is located at 282 University Ave.

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Caption: Firefighters battle a fire at 282 University Ave. in Charlottetown on Saturday. (Sarah MacMillan/CBC)

Firefighters responded to the call at 1:28 p.m., MacDonald said.
"Crews arrived on scene and with police assistance helped to evacuate the building," he said.
It's too early to determine the cause of the fire, MacDonald said, but the fire inspector is investigating.

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Caption: Five residents were displaced in a fire at a 4-unit apartment building on University Avenue on Saturday. (Shane Ross/CBC)

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Caption: Traffic was rerouted on University Avenue in Charlottetown on Saturday as firefighters battled an apartment fire. (Sarah MacMillan/CBC)

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Caption: Charlottetown firefighters survey the damage after extinguishing a fire at a 4-unit apartment building on University Avenue. (Jim Ferguson/CBC)