Family recalls harrowing fire that consumed 4-storey Brandon condo building
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Wendy Thom wasn't home when a fire broke out Tuesday night at the Brandon, Man., condo building where she lives with her two adult children — but when she heard about the blaze, she frantically rushed back.
"I didn't know what to think. I started shaking as I got closer to the fire and all I could think of was my kids — I wonder if they got out," she said Wednesday.
"I just started rushing through and I said, 'I'm in a hurry! I'm in a hurry! I'm trying to find my kids!' And as I went around the corner, thank God they were standing right there, where I could find them fast," she said.
"By then the whole building was up in flames. It was engulfed."
Fire crews were called to the fire at the four-storey Pacific Avenue building just before 9 p.m., Brandon Police Service Sgt. Kirby Sararas told CBC News later Tuesday night.
Before the building was engulfed, emergency personnel managed to get inside and knock on the doors of each suite to alert tenants.
There were no reported injuries, but as of Wednesday afternoon, firefighters were still are still at the building, ensuring hot spots were put out.
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