A detached garage at a residence along 55th Street in Barrhead was destroyed in a fire on the evening of Feb. 3.
Town fire chief Gary Hove said the Barrhead Fire Department was called out to the fire just after 5 p.m.
Hove said the residents had just returned home a short while before they noticed the garage was on fire.
The fire department was on scene for about four hours putting out the fire, which was contained to the garage and didn’t spread to any nearby buildings.
While no one was injured, the fire caused extensive damage to the garage itself and destroyed three vehicles that were housed inside, Hove indicated.
The cause of the blaze is still under investigation as of Friday. Hove noted they were working with insurance investigators on determining the cause.
He noted firefighters were very appreciative of the support from the residents’ neighbours.
“Before we got there, they had the fire hydrant shoveled out for us, because they knew we would be hooking on it,” he said.
Hove said another neighbour allowed Fortis Alberta to connect their house to the residence where the fire occurred.
He explained that the home lost power because of the fire and the temporary hook-up allowed for power to be restored until the situation could be permanently fixed.
Finally, he noted that some neighbours brought the firefighters hot drinks to keep them warm amidst the -30C temperatures.
“We really appreciated the hot drinks for sure, because it was really cold,” he said.
