Fire forces people out of apartment complex
Posted Oct 22, 2010 8:15 am.
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More than 40 people were forced out of their beds and into the cold Thursday night because of a fire.
The blaze happened at a three-storey, 30-unit apartment complex near 68th Avenue and Centre Street North in the community of Huntington Hills.
The fire started in a barbecue on a second floor balcony and spread quickly to the unit above.
Resident Joshua MacLean tells Citytv he feared the worst when he saw the flames.
“I thought it was my house on fire, it was the house below me,” he says.
But his unit didn’t escape damage.
“My balcony is completely destroyed so I’m not even allowed in the building.”
All 42 residents are still not allowed back in the building over air quality concerns.
Some will get assistance from the city while others are in hotels or with friends and family.
