Fire alarm prompts evacuation of Veterans Affairs building

Kevin Yarr | CBC News | Posted: December 29, 2017 2:40 PM | Last Updated: December 29, 2017

Image | Fire trucks at Veterans Affairs, Dec. 29, 2017

Caption: Fire trucks respond to the alarm at Veterans Affairs in downtown Charlottetown on Friday morning. (Brian Higgins/CBC)

Fire trucks responded to an alarm at the Department of Veterans Affairs in downtown Charlottetown Friday morning.

The alarm was prompted by the smell of smoke in an elevator. The building was evacuated as a precaution.

Firefighters investigated and then called the elevator maintenance company to look into the problem.

Image | Police at Veterans Affairs fire alarm, Dec. 29, 2017

Caption: The building was evacuated for about half an hour. (Brian Higgins/CBC)

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