Fire chief Ken Block says investigators blame the fire on “improperly disposed smoking material.”
The fire destroyed most of the four-storey condo complex in east Edmonton on Friday night.
Block says it’s “extremely fortunate” that nobody died.
He calls the fire “devastating” and “completely preventable.”
Residents are being allowed back into the condo complex starting today to look around and seize personal belongings.
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Carelessly tossed cigarette caused condo fire in Edmonton: http://t.co/8J576LLeyB pic.twitter.com/YU9zqzMOrf
— Watch CTV News (@WatchCTVNews) May 26, 2015
Here's a look at the destruction from the #Clareview condo fire http://t.co/gPLFmRhDlc #yeg pic.twitter.com/Dz6kQ627OE
— Caley Ramsay (@CaleyRamsay) May 23, 2015
Large fire burning in northeast Edmonton condo complex http://t.co/j6pv9kQodL pic.twitter.com/FWaXmPSo4L
— Edmonton Journal (@edmontonjournal) May 22, 2015