Dozens left without homes after 2-alarm fire late Sunday

Dozens of people were left without homes Sunday evening after a two-alarm fire damaged a 48-unit complex in the southeast Calgary community of McKenzie Town.

Fire crews responded to the Prestwick Villas SE at 10 p.m. A second alarm was called in shortly after.

“Upon arrival, fire crews faced significant smoke and flame from an exterior corner and soon after, the entire roof of one of the buildings,” Calgary fire wrote in a release early Monday.

“Firefighters quickly initiated an exterior fire attack with master streams, both from the ground and from an elevated position on aerial apparatus. Interior attack and searches were conducted in coordination with the exterior efforts. Residences on all sides were protected by crews operating exposure lines.”

The top floor and roof were “severely” damaged and there is water damage throughout the structure, the release states.

Red Cross is working with displaced residents.

There were no reported injuries and the cause is under investigation.