{"id":801857,"date":"2026-07-14T18:42:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/801857\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T18:42:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:42:23","slug":"one-dead-after-vehicle-hits-edmonton-apartment-building-ignites-fireball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/801857\/","title":{"rendered":"One dead after vehicle hits Edmonton apartment building, ignites fireball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/21C181CD8B9830AE30186C00E35DF29BCE4912E19116598394D69C0ED99A780C\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fcp_finance_889%2Fb01e7f23e1983c0cd0ee7c466ce9c2cf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" height=\"595\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/><\/a> Edmonton Police badge seen in Edmonton, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Jason Franson &#8211; The Canadian Press           <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">EDMONTON \u2014 Edmonton police are checking to make sure everyone is accounted for after a vehicle slammed into an apartment complex, igniting a fireball and leaving one person dead.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The crash happened shortly before 10 p.m. Monday.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">A vehicle left the road and hit the north end building, which has retail shops at ground level and apartments above.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The crash ruptured a gas line, causing the explosion and fire.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Multiple people were sent to hospital, including the driver.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Police closed off the nearby street and are working to determine why the vehicle hit the building.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 14, 2026.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Edmonton Police badge seen in Edmonton, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. 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