Firefighters assaulted, threatened by man armed with weapon during Beltline fire alarm response

The Calgary Police Service arrested two suspects and a total of five people, including first responders, were treated by EMS after pepper spray was discharged in an apartment building in the Beltline. According to police, the Calgary Fire Department responded to a residential building in the 800 block of 15 Avenue Southwest at approximately 5:50 p.m. after a fire alarm was activated. Two CFD members encountered a man, armed with an undisclosed weapon, in the building’s stairwell. The firef