Wyndham Crossing Apartment Fire Displaces Hundreds

0:00Early Monday morning, a fire ripped through the Wyndham Crossing apartment complex in Northeast Edmonton's Clareview neighborhood. One person ended up in the hospital, and more than 200 residents got displaced from their homes. Firefighters showed up just after 5.39am to tackle heavy flames and smoke. Crews from Edmonton Fire Rescue rolled in deep with 10 trucks and 40 firefighters. They faced intense heat right away and had to rescue folks trapped on balconies. One firefighter got minor injuries but got checked out and released on site. Residents described pure chaos with alarm screaming and kids crying from upper floors. Many grabbed what they could and bolted barefoot. This hit extra hard because the same complex had a massive blaze almost a year back that kicked out 250 people and led to one building. Getting torn down. Some folks there were brand new tenants just a weekend while others had fought hard for housing after years on wait lists. Now they're crashing with family or wondering what's next and a few long timers are eyeing

1:03move to avoid another scare. With the call still under investigation, this repeat fire has everyone on edge about safety in these side by side buildings. Canada News Today, powered by AI bringing you what matters, I'm Corey with the story.