EDMONTON -- Fire crews responded to reports of a house explosion near Commonwealth Stadium on Monday morning.
Residents of the multi-suite home at 112 Avenue and 91 Street heard the explosion just before 4 a.m.
"I was sleeping for about an hour and then all of a sudden a tremendous explosion, boom," second-floor resident Bill Heck told CTV News Edmonton.
Heck said the fire alarm went off and he realized he needed to get out.
"I look out and I go downstairs… I can't get out. The downstairs is gone," he said. "One of the tenants helped me get out through the upstairs, and then I'm out here.
"The downstairs wall is completely blown out, the stairs are gone, the whole building is a write off."
Officials on scene said there were no injuries, but they have yet to go inside.
"Our members as well as fire rescue were able to evacuate the occupants," Acting Insp. Tom Bechtold said. "Fire investigators as well as our members are on scene, trying to determine the cause now."
With files from David Ewasuk
