Crews respond to fire at Amethyst House on Friday

An investigation is underway into what caused a fire at an apartment building in downtown Red Deer Friday afternoon.

The fire was at Amethyst House, which is operated by Canadian Mental Health Association, and is just south of 43 Street on 50 (Gaetz) Avenue.

Acting Deputy Chief with Red Deer Emergency Services, Cole Starling, says crews were on scene already for a short time, looking into some smoke that had been identified in the building.

While on scene, they discovered flames that Starling says were determined to be totally unrelated to the smoke, which also was dealt with.