Prince Albert fire crews responded to multiple calls across the city on August 1, including a structure fire in a vacant apartment building at the Carlton Park complex, the second blaze reported at that location this year.

At approximately 3:15 a.m., the Prince Albert Fire Department was dispatched to the 1200 block of 28th Street East after flames were spotted coming from the roofline of B-Block, one of the multi-unit buildings in the residential complex. Firefighters knocked down the blaze from the exterior before making entry to extinguish remaining flames inside. Crews remained on scene for several hours to overhaul and eliminate lingering hotspots.

According to the fire department, the unit where the fire originated, along with surrounding portions of the structure, sustained signif

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