2 people in ‘critical’ condition after northeast Edmonton apartment fire

Three firefighters had to beryllium treated by EMS crews aft an flat building successful northeast Edmonton went up successful flames connected Saturday night.

Fire crews were called to nan segment connected Hermitage Road and Huffman Crescent soon aft 8 p.m., wherever they were greeted by heavy clouds of smoke.

When firefighters arrived, orangish flames connected nan tile were visible done nan haze. At 1 point, Edmonton Fire Rescue Services said 15 crews were connected scene.

“The flames were rather high, astir apt 10 feet disconnected nan roof,” said Savana Brown, who lives adjacent nan flat building and witnessed nan fire.

“It felt for illustration everything they started to get nan flames nether control, they popped up nether nan adjacent pavilion and that flat would spell up successful flames.”

Edmonton occurrence said nan blaze was deemed nether power conscionable earlier midnight. Brown said she saw EMS crews load 1 personification into an ambulance.

“We were opinionated present and they brought personification who was rather injured by nan flames and had burns each complete himself and they took him by ambulance,” she said.

In a connection to Global News, Alberta Health Services spokesperson Christine Harris said 1 big and 1 elder were taken to infirmary successful captious condition.

She said 3 adults were brought to infirmary successful unchangeable condition.

On Sunday morning, occurrence investigators were seen astatine nan flat building for respective hours.

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Extensive harm to nan building could besides beryllium seen from nan road, pinch ample sections of nan tile missing. Many of nan balconies were besides charred.

Edmonton occurrence officials said they expect it will return immoderate clip to measure nan harm and find what precisely caused nan fire.

Until then, galore apartments person been deemed inhabitable.

“Just sad to watch group watch their homes go,” Brown said.