Man missing, dog dead in Calgary fire
Posted Mar 24, 2023 1:38 pm.
Last Updated Mar 24, 2023 4:15 pm.
Calgary fire says one man is missing and one dog is dead in northwest Calgary due to a fire Friday afternoon.
Two houses have also been destroyed and multiple others damaged.
Acting battalion chief, Innes Fraser, says the Calgary Fire Department received reports for a house on fire along Citadel Way NW at around 12:20 p.m.
Fraser says the fire started in one home and expanded to another by the time they arrived.
He adds the missing man is believed to be inside a basement.
Calgary fire says the missing adult is “presumed to have fallen victim to the fire,” noting unsafe conditions preventing crews from entering the basement.
Crews say one man and a dog, and two families were forced to leave their homes.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
A CityNews caller says a “massive house fire” caused road closures along Citadel Way and Citadel Drive.
