Supports in place for families affected by apartment fire
After an apartment in the Crescent Heights neighbourhood caught fire resulting in the buildings evacuation, not many details are clear yet, but everyone involved is safe and sound.
Just over 12 hours later, the Prince Albert Fire Department was on scene conducting investigations along with Prince Albert Police Services. Alex Paul, a battalion chief with the fire department, said no new details were available about the apartment fire or its causes as of yet, but did divulge one firefighter was injured in the fire.
“[He was taken to the hospital just with some shortness of breath, and a little bit of tightness in the chest. Probably just a little bit of overexertion” Paul said. “He’s back at work; he was cleared to return.”
Andrew Cunningham with Avenue Living, the company who owns the building which caught fire, said he didn’t know much yet about the fire and the company hasn’t been allowed into the building yet.