Calgary Firefighters Respond to house fire

Calgary Firefighters responded to an early morning kitchen fire in the 6700 block of 26 ave NE  Calgary. On their arrival fire crews found that the homeowners had extinguished a kitchen fire which had caused extensive damage to the kitchen and smoke damage throughout the house. The two occupants of the home also received minor burns to their hands and feet while battling the blaze. AHS treated and transport them to hospital while fire crews conducted overhaul operations in the home to ensure there was no further extension of the fire into the rest of the house and that it was completely extinguished. The cause is still under investigation.

The Calgary Fire Department reminds everyone that even a small fire can quickly grow and get out of control causing large fire loss and injuries. You only have seconds to get to safety. The sooner you get to safety and the earlier the arrival of Fire crews can lessen the damage to property and more importantly keep you and your family from getting injured. Members of the Calgary Fire Department wish everyone a safe 2014.

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