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7 Sent To Hospital As Man After 7 Hour Hour Standoff With EPS Gets Arrested After The Place A Apt Suite Catches Fire.
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GregCarr
Jan 26, 2024, 10:20:17 PMJan 26
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Fire in suite of barricaded man in standoff with Edmonton police sends seven to hospital
Officers had been negotiating with the man since around 5 p.m. Thursday before the fire broke out inside his suite, causing the evacuation of the walkup building
Author of the article:Nicole Bergot
Published Jan 26, 2024 • Last updated 14 minutes ago • 2 minute read
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An overnight fire inside an apartment building located at 107 Street and 79 Avenue involved a seven-hour standoff with a barricaded man and police on Thursday evening in Edmonton. PHOTO BY SHAUGHN BUTTS /Postmedia
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An overnight fire inside the suite of a barricaded man involved in a seven-hour standoff with police caused the evacuation of the Queen Alexandra apartment, with a number of residents now being treated in hospital.
Officers were called to the building at 107 Street and 79 Avenue Thursday afternoon to help another agency carry out a court order against a man who had barricaded himself in his suite, police said in a Friday news release. A sergeant on scene Friday morning said police were called in to help facilitate an eviction notice.
Officers had been negotiating with the man from around 5 p.m. Thursday before the fire broke out inside his suite around 12:46 a.m., causing the evacuation of the walkup building.
The man was taken into custody around 12:48 a.m. Friday, as the fire department worked on the blaze and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) tended to evacuees, with a number of them then transported to hospital for medical assessments.
Eight fire crews arrived on scene at 12:51 a.m., said Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (EFRS). Seven civilians from the site were transported to hospital. Fire crews remained on scene at 8:30 a.m., as the fire was under control at 4:20 a.m. but still active.
Edmonton Transit Services (ETS) buses were brought in to shelter other evacuees.
The police sergeant on scene Friday morning said tactical officers breached the door of the man’s suite before the fire was started in a bedroom. The man was quickly taken into custody before tactical officers moved to help residents escape the blaze. Some of their equipment — an estimated $100,000 worth including a robot sometimes used in police negotiations — was left behind as the fire surged, he said.
While police officers and firefighters helped residents escape the blaze, Cole Panchyshyn, who lives across from the apartment building, welcomed dozens of evacuees into his home. He told Postmedia that he gave away several pairs of shoes to some of the shocked and barefooted residents who fled the fire, finding respite under his roof. On Friday afternoon, he was still housing two cats that belong to those displaced.
“We just tried to get as many people as possible inside our place, tried to help them out with shoes and whatnot,” said Panchyshyn, describing the speed of the fire as “astounding.”
Police and fire officials continue to investigate the case, with more details to come.
The Director of Law Enforcement has been notified of the case and determined it is not within the scope of an Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) review, police said.
ASIRT investigates cases where people are seriously hurt or killed during interactions with police, as well as serious or sensitive allegations of police misconduct. The results of ASIRT’s investigation will be made public once it is completed.
— with files from Shaughn Butts
fire standoff
An overnight fire inside an apartment building located at 107 Street and 79 Avenue involved a seven-hour standoff with a barricaded man and police on Thursday evening in Edmonton. PHOTO BY SHAUGHN BUTTS /Postmedia
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/fire-in-suite-of-barricaded-man-in-standoff-with-edmonton-police-sends-several-to-hospital
The incident at city hall the other day cost $100k.
https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/fire-breaks-out-while-edmonton-police-carry-out-court-order-7-people-hospitalized-1.6743323 Police were arresting the man on behalf of another police force pursuant to a court order. Great that a person across the street helped out the ppl that had to leave the problem.
Officers had been negotiating with the man since around 5 p.m. Thursday before the fire broke out inside his suite, causing the evacuation of the walkup building
Author of the article:Nicole Bergot
Published Jan 26, 2024 • Last updated 14 minutes ago • 2 minute read
Join the conversation
fire standoff
An overnight fire inside an apartment building located at 107 Street and 79 Avenue involved a seven-hour standoff with a barricaded man and police on Thursday evening in Edmonton. PHOTO BY SHAUGHN BUTTS /Postmedia
Article content
An overnight fire inside the suite of a barricaded man involved in a seven-hour standoff with police caused the evacuation of the Queen Alexandra apartment, with a number of residents now being treated in hospital.
Officers were called to the building at 107 Street and 79 Avenue Thursday afternoon to help another agency carry out a court order against a man who had barricaded himself in his suite, police said in a Friday news release. A sergeant on scene Friday morning said police were called in to help facilitate an eviction notice.
Officers had been negotiating with the man from around 5 p.m. Thursday before the fire broke out inside his suite around 12:46 a.m., causing the evacuation of the walkup building.
The man was taken into custody around 12:48 a.m. Friday, as the fire department worked on the blaze and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) tended to evacuees, with a number of them then transported to hospital for medical assessments.
Eight fire crews arrived on scene at 12:51 a.m., said Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (EFRS). Seven civilians from the site were transported to hospital. Fire crews remained on scene at 8:30 a.m., as the fire was under control at 4:20 a.m. but still active.
Edmonton Transit Services (ETS) buses were brought in to shelter other evacuees.
The police sergeant on scene Friday morning said tactical officers breached the door of the man’s suite before the fire was started in a bedroom. The man was quickly taken into custody before tactical officers moved to help residents escape the blaze. Some of their equipment — an estimated $100,000 worth including a robot sometimes used in police negotiations — was left behind as the fire surged, he said.
While police officers and firefighters helped residents escape the blaze, Cole Panchyshyn, who lives across from the apartment building, welcomed dozens of evacuees into his home. He told Postmedia that he gave away several pairs of shoes to some of the shocked and barefooted residents who fled the fire, finding respite under his roof. On Friday afternoon, he was still housing two cats that belong to those displaced.
“We just tried to get as many people as possible inside our place, tried to help them out with shoes and whatnot,” said Panchyshyn, describing the speed of the fire as “astounding.”
Police and fire officials continue to investigate the case, with more details to come.
The Director of Law Enforcement has been notified of the case and determined it is not within the scope of an Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) review, police said.
ASIRT investigates cases where people are seriously hurt or killed during interactions with police, as well as serious or sensitive allegations of police misconduct. The results of ASIRT’s investigation will be made public once it is completed.
— with files from Shaughn Butts
fire standoff
An overnight fire inside an apartment building located at 107 Street and 79 Avenue involved a seven-hour standoff with a barricaded man and police on Thursday evening in Edmonton. PHOTO BY SHAUGHN BUTTS /Postmedia
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/fire-in-suite-of-barricaded-man-in-standoff-with-edmonton-police-sends-several-to-hospital
The incident at city hall the other day cost $100k.
https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/fire-breaks-out-while-edmonton-police-carry-out-court-order-7-people-hospitalized-1.6743323 Police were arresting the man on behalf of another police force pursuant to a court order. Great that a person across the street helped out the ppl that had to leave the problem.
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