Calgary condo building evacuated after cigarette in planter sparks fire
The Calgary Fire Department says a cigarette put out in a balcony planter is believed to be what caused a fire in Royal Oak on Wednesday that prompted the evacuation of the entire condo building. Fire crews were called to the condo complex on Royal Oak Plaza at 7:50 a.m. for reports of a fire on the fourth floor. "The good news is that external balcony sprinklers really did a good job at containing this fire and limiting the spread," said Carol Henke, public information officer with the Calgary
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