Iqaluit fire forces 3 residents out of their homes overnight
Smoke billowed from home in the Tundra Ridge neighbourhood; no injuries reported
Firefighters aim water at a fire in a unit in the 2700s area of Iqaluit on Sunday night. (Photo by Jason Sudlovenick, special to Nunatsiaq News)
Updated June 26 at 12:40 p.m.
Three Tundra Ridge residents were forced out of their homes and into a hotel Sunday night after a fire damaged one of the units at a six-unit complex, Iqaluit’s fire chief says.
A dryer fire broke out in a unit in the 2700’s on Sunday around 11 p.m., fire Chief Stephen McGean said.
The fire caused some damage but that was contained to one unit, he said.
The affected residents were from the unit where the fire occurred, as well the two neighbouring units. McGean said those two units were not damaged but there was a heavy smell of smoke.
All the residents in the 2700s were initially evacuated as a precaution after the fire was reported.
This standalone photo was updated to include more information on the fire
Iqaluit firefighters climb a ladder at a home in the 2700 area of Iqaluit Sunday night at little after 10 p.m. Smoke was coming out of a unit when the first fire truck arrived, followed shortly by the RCMP and then a second fire truck. Many bystanders watched as firefighters worked at the scene. (Photo by Jason Sudlovenick, special to Nunatsiaq News)
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