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Cold weather Saturday evening meant firefighters took turns fighting the fire.
Photo: - / Allyson Dubé
Published at 2:58 p.m. EST
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An apartment building located on Saint-Georges Avenue in Edmundston, New Brunswick, was engulfed in flames Saturday evening. Ten people are left homeless.
The City Fire Department received a call around 7:50 p.m. reporting that a cooking fire had broken out in one of the basement units.
We went to the scene and the fire was already coming out of the house when we arrived.
declares fire chief Jacques Doiron. The fire went up the wall and into the attic and unfortunately it was a little difficult to control this fire.
There were no injuries, people had all left the house when we arrived.
The old type multi-family house bungalow
had been renovated to make three accommodations, in the basement and on the ground floor.
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The three families evacuated due to the fire on Saturday evening were able to count on help from the Red Cross.
Photo: - / Allyson Dubé
The Saint-Joseph Fire Department assisted Edmundston firefighters to fight the flames.
About 35 firefighters participated in the efforts. The cold weather overnight from Saturday to Sunday meant that teams took turns in their tasks to bring the fire under control.
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During the operation, the structure of the house ended up collapsing and firefighters had to use a mechanical excavator to better target the flames.
Photo: - / Allyson Dubé
The fire was finally brought under control at 6:30 a.m. Sunday. The building is a total loss and its ten residents are now homeless.
The Red Cross took care of 7 of the 10 victims and is now trying to communicate with the 3 others.
An investigation to determine the causes of the fire is underway.
With information from Katherina Boucher and Janic Godin
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