Crews investigate after fire on 17 Avenue in Calgary

FILE - The back of a Calgary Fire Department truck on 17 Avenue SW in Calgary on Saturday, March 25, 2023. (Alejandro Melgar, CityNews image).

By Lauryn Heintz

Posted Dec 18, 2023 11:34 am.

An arson investigation is underway after crews responded to Calgary’s 17 Avenue Sunday night around 9 p.m.

Crews arrived after someone called 911 when they saw flames at the back of a business in the area.

Nearby stores had to be evacuated and the gas lines were shut off.

No one was hurt and the total extent of the damages isn’t know at this point.

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