Calgary Fire
Fire Destroys Calgary Duplex Last Night
November 4, 2012
The importance of construction protocols, insurances, etc may be highlighted in this blaze in Calgary, Alberta.
Last evening around 10:30 pm a fire in Calgary destroyed a duplex and damaged others nearby. The duplex was under construction and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
Unconfirmed sources tell our contributors the new home was under construction and that the roofers were present on site earlier in the day, however, the fire started later that evening. Hopefully if it was a roof torching (open flame) environment the roofing contractor(s) and/or general contractor(s) have proper open flame insurance in place and the workers followed strict protocols required on open flame work sites (permits, safety documentation, fire watch, insurance, etc). Either way it is a strong reminder to us and customers that hire roofers to be sure all documentation is in place when starting work on any job site. See GRS roofing accreditation for list of considerations when hiring roofing contractors.
The stories available online in the early stages of investigation of this fire are available below.
CTV News Calgary
CTV Calgary
Published Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 11:23AM MST
Last Updated Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 11:29AM MST
There was a huge fire last night in Calgary, firefighters spent several hours trying to control the fire.
One duplex under construction in the northwest community of Parkdale is destroyed, two other duplexes, also under construction, have been damaged.
Read more: http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/fire-in-northwest-calgary-destroys-home-under-construction-1.1023976#ixzz2BHfaeOAZ
CBC News Calgary
A large, late night fire has destroyed a duplex in Calgary's northwest.
The fire broke out at around 10:30 p.m. MT Saturday, in the area of 8th Avenue and 35th Street N.W. As many as seven firefighting units were called to the scene. As they battled this blaze, fire crews told CBC News another nearby building was threatened.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/11/04/calgary-northwest-fire.html
Calgary Herald Newspaper
CALGARY— Onlookers were showered in embers Saturday as they watched fire ravage a vacant duplex and threaten two others in the northwest community of Parkdale.
Blaring sirens drowned out neighbour Sarah Chamney’s headphones about 10:20 p.m.
It was a familiar racket for Chamney, who lives near the Foothills Medical Centre. But she looked outside to see fire had erupted across the street.
Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/like+volcano+says+neighbour+watched+blaze/7495407/story.html#ixzz2BHgAXhRu
Metro News Calgary
Fire investigators are on scene after a large blaze destroyed one duplex in Parkdale and damaged the two adjacent homes.
All three homes in the 900 block of 35 Street N.W. were under construction and uninhabited when the fire broke out around 10 p.m., according to the Calgary Fire Department.
Read More: http://metronews.ca/news/calgary/427620/investigators-comb-charred-rubble-after-calgary-fire-in-parkdale/
660 News
It was a tougher battle than usual for firefighters battling a major blaze in Calgary's northwest Saturday night.
Fire broke out in a two-storey duplex just after ten o'clock... in the 900 block of 35th Street, in Parkdale.
It proved to be a tougher battle than usual for fire crews.
When crews arrived they discovered the fire involved three duplexes under construction, with the centre one heavily involved.
Read More: http://www.660news.com/news/local/article/418691--fire-destroys-townhomes
Calgary Sun News
Fire crews battled a large blaze at a home under construction in northwest Calgary Saturday night.
The unoccupied two-storey duplex was fully engulfed when the Calgary Fire Department arrived at 8 Ave. and 35 St. N.W., around 10:30 p.m.
Rene Messier, who was visiting a family friend at the nearby Foothills hospital, said he saw flames about 20 minutes before the fire engines started to roll up.
“Within 10-15 minutes, it grew from what looked like just minor flames,” he said.
“It didn’t take long for it to be a massive fire.
“It seemed to subside a bit then exploded again.”
Watch Video, Read More: http://www.calgarysun.com/2012/11/04/fire-destroys-an-under-construction-two-storey-duplex-in-northwest-calgary-damages-two-more
Article Topics: construction, fire, home fire Calgary, open flame, torching, Calgary Fire
