Firefighters were called to a fire at an under-construction house in west-central Edmonton’s Westmount neighbourhood Thursday morning.
Edmonton Fire Rescue Services said it was called at 6:23 a.m. to the structure fire at 110 Avenue and 123 Street.
Crews arrived on scene five minutes later to find a working fire at the back of the duplex, where a set of stairs led up to the third floor of the property.
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Flames could be seen shooting from the top of the house and a second alarm was declared at 6:51 a.m., the city said.
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There were no reported injuries because the home was under construction.
As of publishing it was still a working fire.
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