Calgary Fire Crews Respond to Basement Fire in Community of Dover

Just before 4 am this morning, Calgary Fire Department (CFD) crews responded to reports of a house fire in the 100 block of Doverthorn Close SE.

Upon arrival, fire crews noticed smoke showing from a single-family bungalow and quickly gained access and extended hand lines to control and knock down the fire and search the home.

One resident from the home self-evacuated and was assessed by EMS. Fire crews rescued two residents from the basement and transferred patient care to EMS after exiting the home. One cat is deceased.

Crews remain on scene and are ventilating the structure, checking for any fire extension, and ensuring the fire is out.

A fire investigator is also on scene conducting an investigation to determine the cause of the fire.

Calgary Fire would like to remind people that working smoke alarms save lives. Test your smoke alarms monthly, change the battery annually and replace smoke alarms when they reach 10 years of age. For more information on fire prevention and fire safety, please visit www.calgary.ca/fire

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