Five families in Red Cross care after early morning house fire
Five families are displaced following an early morning fire in Prince Albert.
Around 4:45 a.m. this morning, Feb. 23, fire crews responded to a blaze in a mixed residential and commercial building in the 100 block of Ninth St. E. The building was evacuated and no injuries were reported.
Damage is reportedly limited to a single suite, however, smoke and water damage did occur to adjoining units.
According to Sue Laflamme, community outreach coordinator with the Red Cross for Prince Albert, seven adults and three children were taken into care by the personal disaster assistance team this morning and have been put up in hotels.