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Blaze destroys four businesses–sees dramatic rescue Submitted
The investigation is underway into a serious ¿re in downtown Cranbrook overnight that engulfed four downtown businesses. At 1:24 a.m. on Tuesday April 24, Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services received a call of a ¿re in a building located at 806 Baker Street, between 8th Avenue South and 9th Avenue South. The call was made by an alert RCMP of¿cer doing a routine patrol of the downtown core. The
of¿cer had noticed smoke coming out of the rear of the building and upon closer inspection, saw Àame through a rear window. Other police of¿cers responded before the ¿re department was able to arrive and while the of¿cers were unable to gain access to the building because of erupting Àames, they were able to make enough noise to wake the occupants of the building. After verbal contact was made, the two occupants Àed to the roof of an adjacent
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Cranbrook Fire¿ghters arrived at the scene of the ¿re at 1:30 a.m. and were still battling the blaze at 8 a.m. when this picture was taken.
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building where they were evacuated by the Fire Department, which had arrived with 18 ¿re¿ghters, including the Chief and Deputy Chief and two engines and a ladder truck. There were no injuries. “We are thankful for our members quick thinking and alertness during a seemingly
routine patrol of the downtown area” Stated Acting OIC Sgt. Laurie Jalbert. No damage estimate is available. Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services believe the ¿re originated on the second Àoor of the building that quickly spread see Fire page 7
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