2 homes damaged in central Edmonton fire

Firefighters spray water on flames in a roof of a house near 118 Avenue and 122 Street the morning of Jan. 13, 2025. (Evan Klippenstein / CTV News Edmonton)

A fire damaged two houses near Kingsway early Monday morning.

The blaze that spread from one home at 118 Avenue and 122 Street to a south neighbour was first reported at 4:52 a.m., according to Edmonton Fire Rescue Services.

Neighbour John Hidber said he called 911 seconds after realizing flames were eating through the roof of one of the houses.

“Within about two minutes, the back side and the side of the house were also on fire,” he told CTV News Edmonton.

As of 5:30 a.m., seven firefighting units were still at the scene working to bring the flames under control.

No injuries had been reported at that time, although a resident of one of the houses said she and her brother woke up to flames and escaped with only their bed clothes.

Sitting on a stoop across the street, wearing shoes Hidber brought her, she told CTV News Edmonton, “I just got up and ran. I didn’t know what else to do.”

She said she and her brother have owned the home for about 25 years. Their mom bought it in the 70s.

It’s not known if anyone was in the second home.

With files from CTV News Edmonton’s Evan Klippenstein