Sundance Fires Back Yard June 30
At around 5:05 pm fire crews responded to a structure fire in the 0-100 block of Sunmount Close SE. Fire crews arrived to find a fire at the back of a two storey residential house. Firefighters stretched hose lines from the alley into the back yard and started knocking back the fire when they discovered the gas line was damaged and further fueling the fire. Firefighters used a fog pattern to hold back the fire while they attempted to clamp the gas line. A clamp was applied which reduced the gas flow and ATCO gas attended to fully clamp and repair the gas line. No occupants were inside at the time of the incident, and the fire damage was limited to the exterior of the home.
At around the same time fire crews were dispatched to a second house fire across the alley in the 0-100 block of Sunvalley Drive SE. Fire crews saw smoke coming from a second story window as two occupants self-exited from the home. Firefighters stretched a hose line into the home and knocked down a fire in a second-floor bedroom. Crews checked for extension and found fire in the walls and attic space. A ladder tower was set up to access the roof and upper exterior of the home. The fire was extinguished and a fire watch crew remains on scene.
ATCO gas, Enmax, Emergency Health Services-Alberta all attended the scene. No injuries were reported.
Neighbours reported hearing extremely loud thunder and a bright flash immediately before the fires. Two fire investigators attended the scenes.
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