If there is one thing you don't want to be woken upto hear is the sound of sirens coming into your community. Yet that is exactly what happened this morning at 3:45 AM in the Meadows community of South Edmonton. Unfortunately, it wasn't a false alarm.
Edmonton Fire responded to a house fire in the community of the Meadows in south east Edmonton this morning at 3:45 am. The 2 alarm blaze had fully engulfed one home and caused damage to the outside walls of the 2 homes on either side of the home.
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| Edmonton fire attacking the fire | |
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| Attacking from above and below |
Silver Berry Rd. was closed for over 2 hours while fire crews put out the fire and protected the other homes from catching fire. At approximately 6:55 am crews were called back again as smoke began to billow across Silverberry again from one of the 3 homes.
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| The Family discussing the incident with fire investigators (image by Ron Palmer) |
The occupants of the home 2 adults and 6 dogs (4 of which were puppies) escaped unharmed. Estimates on damage and the cause of the fire have not been released, but homes in the area are averaging around $375,000. The initial home was destroyed and there was heavy charring to the 2 homes beside the burned out home.
Fire investigators were still trying to determine a cause and remained on the scene.
All images courtesy of Ron Palmer ©2017 Ron Palmer
