An Edmonton man says his decision to run into a burning house on Saturday afternoon was all about looking out for his fellow neighbour.Shawn Dowling was one of several people who tried to help at the scene of a house on fire in the area of 164 Avenue NW and 91 Street NW.Dowling lives about six doors down from the house and was doing yard work with his son when he saw black plumes of smoke.“I thought maybe it was just somebody having a fire,” he said. You couldn’t even see.”Dowling didn’t find anyone inside the house. A complete fire ban prohibits the use of fireworks and any open burning . Firefighters determined the fire was suspicious and called police to investigate.A house fire at 153 Street and 95 Avenue in west Edmonton is under investigation. EDMONTON -- Published Thursday, May 21, 2020 6:15AM MDT There were multiple people involved. If conditions require, a ban may also restrict the use of fire pits and cooking stoves in parks, as well as BBQs that use solid fuels (wood and briquettes).
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The fire was contained to the room and no injuries were reported.
Crews responded to the fire at 153 Street and 95 Avenue just after 10 p.m. on Wednesday night and found a back bedroom in flames.
Man’s body found after house fire in west Edmonton Neighbours spotted flames shooting out of the back of a home on 157 Street near 110 Avenue and called 911 just before 7 a.m. Monday. https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/2020/may/house-fire-edmonton/ Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to a fire at a house on Sandhurst Road in Edmonton… Shawn Dowling ran into a burning house Saturday, May 30, 2020 to see if anyone was inside. A house fire in west Edmonton is under investigation. Twitter / St Albert Firefighters @saffu2130 Firefighters … Edmonton man enters burning house in search of neighbour: ‘I’m always going to do something’ 2 arrested after several officers injured in altercation near Eglinton and Oakwood'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman dies after cancer battle He looked in and saw smoke but no flames so decided to go inside.“Basically kicked the door in and let the smoke out. One person was injured after a house fire near 91 Street and 164 Avenue on Saturday, May 30, 2020.
Emergency crews respond to an apartment fire in south St. Albert on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Eric Beck, Global News Dowling didn’t find anyone inside the house. I looked, called and screamed. You never know what predicament some neighbour is in and if you can get to that and give some kind of assistance before medics or the fire department gets there, we try to look out for each other.“It wasn’t just one person. After ensuring someone had called 911, he said his mindset shifted to whether anyone was inside the burning building.Dowling said he and a few other neighbours banged on the front door but there was no response. We want everyone to look out for our neighbourhood, whether it’s anything — fires, criminals, all sorts — we look out for each other, right? Jan 27 Backyard fire pits will only be banned when the fire hazard is extreme throughout Edmonton.
You could hear the smoke detector going off.