Firefighters battle apartment blaze in central Edmonton
A fire located at 10368 92 Street in Edmonton on Oct. 17, 2022 (Darcy Seaton/CTV News Edmonton).
Two people were assessed by paramedics Monday afternoon after they narrowly escaped a fire inside an apartment building northeast of downtown Edmonton.
Emergency crews were called to 10368 92 St. at 4:14 p.m. and a second alarm was called at 4:20 p.m.
Flames could be seen coming from a fourth-storey unit as firefighters used a ladder truck to extinguish them.
There were no serious injuries reported and the two people who were assessed were not transported to hospital.
Crews were still working to determine a cause and a damage estimate Monday evening.
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