Man in life threatening condition after fire
One man is clinging to life and three others were stuck on the roof after a fire broke out at a boarding house near downtown Calgary.
Around 9:30 p.m., emergency services responded to the 300 block of 25th Avenue S.W. with reports of a fire stranding three men on the balcony, according to battalion chief Larry Fisher.
The three men, in their late 20s early 30s, were able to be rescued but fire fighters found another man in the same age range in an upstairs bedroom.
Fire fighters successfully got him out of the house as well, and was transported by EMS to Foothills Hospital.
Duty inspector Darren Leggatt said the victim is now in critical, life threatening condition.
The fire broke out on the main floor of the house, and fire fighters quickly knocked down the blaze.
Fisher said there are seven rooms in the boarding house and different agencies rent them out.
No other injuries were reported.
Investigators have been brought in to determine the cause of the blaze and a damage estimate has not been released.
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