Fire displaces family of five from Normandeau fourplex unit

A fourplex in Red Deer’s Normandeau area is unlivable at the moment due to fire.

Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES) says members responded at about 6:30 Wednesday evening to a home on Nyberg Avenue, near 68 Street.

“A family of five with multiple pets were in the unit at the time. Everyone was unharmed with the exception of one cat which sadly perished

“Our crews got called for a basement fire at this location, and arrived to a fully-involved fire in one of the units, which started in the bedroom,” says Todd Hector, Fire Safety Codes Officer. “They were able to hit the fire from outside the basement window and knock it down a bit before making entry into the unit.”