BONNYVILLE – On Wednesday morning, Station 5 Bonnyville was called to a house fire on the eastside of town between 48 Ave. and 46 Ave. on 39 St.
Responding at 5:55 a.m., crews discovered that the fire was in a basement bedroom.
“The fire was knocked down quickly and contained to the bedroom only, however, the room was heavily damaged,” wrote Dan Heney, the regional fire chief for the Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority (BRFA).
None of the home occupants were injured, confirmed Heney.
The regional fire chief also attributes the success of containing and reducing the spread of the fire to one of the resident's quick thinking.
"The occupant who discovered the fire closed the bedroom door when they were evacuating the home, and this is a major reason why the fire was contained to the bedroom,” he explained. “Closed doors significantly slow the spread of fire within a building.”
The home was also equipped with functional smoke detectors that sounded early and alerted the occupants, added Heney.
Busy week for the BRFA
Earlier in the week, Station 5 Bonnyville responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 28 near Range Road 475 at 10:05 p.m. on Monday.
A medium sized, four-door sedan was found upside down in the south ditch.
The driver was transported to Bonnyville Healthcare Centre, according to Heney.
The vehicle required a tow to be removed from the ditch.
On Tuesday, Station 5 responded to another single-vehicle collision at 5:50 a.m. on Highway 41N near Highway 660.
A crew cab, three quarter ton welding truck was found upside down in the east ditch.
The driver did not require transporting to hospital by EMS, confirmed the fire chief.
The truck was towed from the scene.
Medical assist
Station 3 Glendon was called to a medical assist on Wednesday morning at 9:20 a.m. to a business along Railway Ave. in Glendon.
Fire crews are called to attend medical assists when fire service members are closer than the first available ambulance.
This allows firefighters to initiate lifesaving treatment before paramedics arrive on scene.
