Crews on scene of Ross Glen structure fire

UPDATE– The Medicine Hat Fire Service says the cause of the garage fire Sunday afternoon has been determined.

Fire crews were called to the home on Ross Glen Drive at 2:17 p.m. Once there they found a garage fully engulfed in flames.

Fire Prevention Officer Carter Gramlich said the fire was contained to the garage and did not spread inside the home, although the house did suffer some damage. He said a fire investigator was on scene yesterday and determined the cause of the inferno.

“The information learned was that the occupant had been servicing a small engine in the garage and there were gasoline vapours present and a short time later he went to light a ciggarette and that ignited vapours,” he said.

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An individual did suffer burns to their arms during the blaze. An SUV parked a few feet
away also sustained significant damage.

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UPDATE– The Medicine Hat Fire Service confirm a detached garage was on fire earlier this afternoon. They say the fire was quickly spreading to the house, but crews were able to keep it contained to the garage.

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MEDICINE HAT,AB — Emergency personnel are currently on the scene of a structure fire in the 200-block of Ross Glen Drive SE.

Video submitted by Mark Palmer shows what appears to be black smoke billowing from the back of a home.

Police, fire, and City of Medicine Hat vehicles are on scene.

The Medicine Hat Police Service has blocked a portion of Ross Glen Drive and Carry Drive to oncoming traffic.

As of 3:30 p.m. no visible smoke could be seen from where the police vehicles are situated.

CHAT News has reached out to the Medicine Hat Fire Service for more details.