Southwest Edmonton fire cause by discarded cigarette butt in planter

The cause of an early morning blaze that destroyed two homes, and damaged three others, in southwest Edmonton Wednesday is being blamed on a cigarette butt discarded in a backyard planter.
Fire crews were initially called to the MacEwan neighbourhood at 2:35 a.m., said fire spokeswoman Maya Filipovic. Firefighters arrived at 1779 Melrose Crescent six minutes later to find two homes fully engulfed in flames.
One person was evacuated from one of the homes, and five others were evacuated from the s