STONEY NAKODA – A fire that destroyed a building in the Stoney Nakoda First Nation left no one injured, but is being investigated to determine the cause.
Mike Crawford, the director of Nakoda Emergency Management, said a woman escaped the building through a window after emergency services responded to the fire Thursday morning (March 25).
Six fire trucks were at the scene, with two from Exshaw Fire Rescue, and two from Rocky View County Fire Services' Springbank station, as well as Nakoda Emergency Services.
"It's really good we can work together at the scene and provide mutual aid," Crawford said.
Because of the number of fires seen in the region over the past several years, Crawford said residents are warned to practise home fire safety and be prepared in case of an emergency that requires them to vacate their homes.
The fire was reported around 9:30 a.m. and considered under control at approximately 10:30 a.m., Crawford said.
Smoke could be seen from the Trans-Canada Highway off Chiniki Lake Road, four kilometres southwest of the Morley townsite. Flames were seen through the roof of the structure before firefighters began work to put it out.
