Fire storm destroys homes in Sylvan Lake

Sylvan Lake, Alberta. Three houses and at least one vehicle were destroyed in an afternoon fire in Sylvan Lake on Tuesday afternoon. Whipped along by high winds the fire spread quickly to from one house to another before Sylvan Lake fire fighters were able to bring it under control Several other houses on the street were also damaged in the blaze when the vinyl siding melted.

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[CapitanoGUC]

@e1cdt6079a not true - the i´, a eskimo and live in an iglu - there we haveen´t got any fire at all ...:-D

[e1cdt6079a]

@CapitanoGUC most fires don't start on the outside surface of your building. They start with knocked over candles or electrical issues. Your european houses have old electrical systems and run a high voltage. I am willing to bet you have the same amount of fires if not more. Maybe not right where you are but over all.

[CapitanoGUC]

@e1cdt6079a but a brick building doesen´t catch fire that easily in the first place ...:D

[e1cdt6079a]

@CapitanoGUC Stupid civilized world, Brick buildings only leave a shell. All the floors still collapse. Which means you knock it down and rebuild.

[CapitanoGUC]

stupid americans - why can´t the build brick houses likr thr people in the civilized world

......:-/

[Skankpronger]

not one master stream on this fire? i guess they like doing it the hard way with a bunch of hand lines

[25mfd]

I'm still trying to figure out why was the engine at the hydrant instead of using its deck gun on the FULLY INVOLVED house fire????

Those guys were doing what looked like a REVERSE LAY in the middle of a FORWARD LAY.

WTF??!?!??!

[THNexusdude7]

did anyone die?

[airsquad1]

You better get a LAFD IC on this to save US ALL.Doesn't anyone want to use a WAGON BATTERY on this,HELLO?

[TheJoshsam]

@damianson Or build wooden houses. Wooden houses suck when there is a fire. That would be never possible here such fire since everything is two layers of brick.