Fire crews in Edmonton remained at the scene of a blaze in southeast Edmonton on Monday morning.
Firefighters were called to the scene of a fire at a business in a strip mall in the area of Mill Woods Road South and Knottwood Road East around 2:30 a.m. Monday. The strip mall is located between the Menisa and Ekota neighbourhoods.
District chief Paul Brooks of Edmonton Fire Rescue Services said the initial crews found one business engulfed in flames, so they called a second alarm. Firefighters were able to get the blaze under control around 3:30 a.m. and contained it to the one business. However, Brooks said other businesses sustained smoke damage.
Brooks said brick construction helped prevent the blaze from spreading to other businesses. A total of 44 firefighters from 11 rigs battled the blaze, Brooks said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
