One person is dead after a two-alarm house fire broke out in Calgary’s Tuxedo Park neighbourhood on Saturday night. Firefighters responded to reports of a house fire in the 100 block of 25 Avenue N.E. at around 11:30 p.m. Crews had to battle “a significant amount of smoke and flame showing from the inside as well as the exterior” of a home, according to a news release issued by the Calgary Fire Department (CFD). Crews initiated a second alarm to make sure they had enough resources on scene to fight the fire. They focused their attack on the inside of the home and were able to put down the main body of the fire quickly, according to fire officials. One person was found dead inside the house, according to fire officials. The person’s identity has not yet been released. Another person was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and was released. Story continues below advertisement Residents in a neighbouring home were also evacuated, however, their structure was not damaged and the family was allowed to return a short time later. Fire crews remained on scene as of Sunday morning to confirm that the entire fire was extinguished. Authorities are also investigating to figure out what started the blaze. On Sunday afternoon, Global News spoke to Brad Duncan while he was gathering what was left of his belongings. He was living in the house that went up in flames. “I came out because I heard noise in the kitchen and that noise was the kitchen on fire,” Duncan said. “I knew it was a grease fire and I know from experience to hit it with a towel, and that didn’t work, so it was very quickly getting out of hand so I banged on everybody’s doors.” Duncan says he met his roommate who died in the fire about six months ago. He said he had no idea his friend was still in the house. “He was a good guy. He was a really cool guy. I liked him. [He had a] good heart,” Duncan said. Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "He was a good guy. He was a really cool guy. I liked him. [He had a] good heart," Duncan said. “They said I couldn’t go back in and I wouldn’t listen. I kept going back in. And instead of saving [my roommate]… I saved this crap,” Duncan said, pointing to a pile of belongings recovered from the fire. Story continues below advertisement CFD says smoke alarms in the house weren’t working which posed a safety risk. “The occupants of the building aren’t alerted to the presence of the fire or smoke, so it could mean several minutes and the difference between being able to survive or self evacuate or not,” said acting battalion chief Hank Ormstrup. Neighbours say police had often been at the home on 25 Avenue over the past couple of years. Several windows in the house had been boarded up. “Just random strangers going in and out and people that look totally normal and people that looked really sketchy. It’s all walks of life literally going in and out of that house constantly,” area resident Isabelle Cheung said. Paul Bell lives in Tuxedo Park and said neighbours had often complained about “suspicious activities” at the house. Calgary emergency management staff were at the scene on Sunday helping people who lived at the fire-damaged home find a place to stay. On Monday, Calgary’s fire chief is scheduled to speak about the city’s large number of building fires recently and the safety issues that need to be addressed.<doc-sep>Calgary police hope the public can help with an arson investigation in the city's southwest. Emergency crews were called to a house on the 0-100 block of Governor Drive S.W. on July 12 at around 3:30 a.m. They found the home fully engulfed in flames. No people or pets were inside at the time of the fire. Police say the investigation points to the blaze being intentionally set. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 403-266-1234 or provide information anonymously through Crime Stoppers.<doc-sep>An elderly woman has died after a fire Friday night at a single-family home in northwest Calgary. Emergency crews were called to the fire in the 2200 block of Ninth Avenue N.W. at around 8:20 p.m. where they found flames and smoke coming out of the house. When they entered the home through a side entryway, they found the woman inside the front door. Fire crews performed CPR and Calgary police said she was taken to hospital for further treatment, where she succumbed to her injuries. The Calgary Fire Department said another person who lives at the home was not there at the time of the incident. Investigators are looking into the cause of the fire.<doc-sep>Investigators are looking for the cause of a blaze after a southwest Calgary home went up in flames early Thursday morning. At approximately 3:30 a.m., crews responded to a house fire on Governor Drive S.W. in Glamorgan. Destroyed windows are visible after a house fire in Glamorgan. (Mike Symington/CBC) "They initiated an aggressive interior tact and knocked down the flames that had extended to the inside of the home," said Battalion Chief Stu Laird. A search of the home revealed no people or pets inside. Neighbouring homes were temporarily evacuated as a precaution, but the fire was held to only the original home. Crews remained at the scene Thursday morning. ​<doc-sep>
One person has died after a house fire in northeast Calgary Saturday night. The Calgary Fire Department was alerted of the blaze in the 100 block of 25th Avenue N.E. at about 11:30 p.m. When they arrived, they found a significant amount of smoke and flames both inside and outside of the single-family home. A second alarm was called, bringing more firefighters to the scene to assist with getting the fire under control. Acting Batt. Chief Hank Ormstrup said the blaze was mainly in the kitchen when firefighters entered the building. One person was found dead when crews searched the house. Another was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. Fire officials did not provide information on the age or gender of the deceased. Isabelle Cheung has lived in the area for more than two decades, and said the house has developed a reputation among neighbours in recent years. "If there's one word that came to mind, it was sketchy," Cheung said. "I see people from all walks of life. Normal people, really sketchy-looking people, in and out of the house all the time. I don't even know who lived there because there's just different faces every time." Other neighbours said some windows in the home had been boarded up due to previous damage. Fire investigators and the Calgary police arson unit are investigating the cause of the fire. They're asking anyone who was in the area or has video from before the fire broke out to email them. There have been a number of house fires in Calgary in recent weeks, something that is concerning to fire officials. Fire Chief Steve Dongworth will address the topic at a press conference scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday.