Bystander climbed Gregoire apartment building to alert residents to fire
A man helped extinguish a fire on Canada Day after climbing the outside of a four-storey building to alert residents.
Just before 4:30 p.m. on July 1, multiple 911 calls were received about a balcony fire on the third floor of a Gregoire apartment/condominium building. Fort McMurray Fire Department pumpers and paramedics responded.
When firefighters arrived, they found the fire had already been extinguished. A bystander had scaled the outside of the building and knocked on the patio door to alert those inside. He then assisted a resident in extinguishing the fire.
The bystander sustained minor injuries. No other injuries were reported.
Damage was limited to the balcony. The fire was caused by improperly extinguished smoking materials.
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