Calgary Fire Department Downtown Glass Incident May 1, 2026
At around 9:10am fire crews responded to the 300 block of 6 AV SE for falling glass from a high rise building. Crews arrived and were met by security staff from the building.
An area of sidewalk was taped off where there was broken glass on the sidewalk. A pane of glass from a sixth-floor window was broken, with a portion of the glass still in the sill. A perimeter was set up, and people were directed to other sidewalks. The Technical Rescue team and a ladder tower truck were called in to access and remove the remaining glass.
A ladder tower truck was set up on 3 ST SE, closing off southbound traffic and reducing northbound traffic to a single lane. Firefighters safely removed the remaining pieces of glass and conducted a basic assessment and confirmed that only one window was damaged. The window had two layers of glass and only the exterior window was broken. The cause of the damage is unknown, and no other windows appeared damaged or at risk of falling out. Crews have cleared from the scene and responsibility turned back over to the building owners.
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