Fire damages under-construction home in Alberta Avenue neighbourhood

Firefighters were called Monday morning to a duplex being built on 95A Street, north of 112 Avenue, in central Edmonton's Alberta Avenue neighbourhood.

Firefighters were called Monday morning to a fire at a house being built in a central Edmonton neighbourhood.

Crews were called to a home under construction on 95A Street, north of 112 Avenue, just after 5 a.m. and arrived on scene about five minutes later.

“Pump 5 arrived on scene and there was a working fire — it was going up the front of the building and it was fully involved into the roof trusses on their arrival,” said Edmonton Fire Rescue Services district chief Marty McNamara.

Five firefighting units were called to the front-to-back duplex in the Alberta Avenue area, which was framed and had windows and a roof, but no siding yet.

“The fire was contained to the front of the building and the back of the building seems unaffected,” McNamara said.

McNamara said crews searched the property and didn’t find anyone inside it. Firefighters quickly put out the flames and as of around 6:30 a.m., were still on scene putting out hot spots in the basement.

The fire happened just down the road from Edmonton Fire Station 5.

“It’s just fortunate that we were able to get here with a quick response,” McNamara said. “They were able to get on the fire quick so there was no exposures. The fire was extinguished rapidly.”