'A total loss': Fire crews battle blaze at home near Bragg Creek
Redwood Meadows and Rocky View County firefighters responded after fire broke out Thursday morning at a home near Bragg Creek.
Crews responded to a property on Wild Rose Close, west of the Elbow River, at around 5 a.m. following reports of a fire.
Marcus Weckesser, Rocky View County Fire Services district chief, says crews from Elbow Valley, Springbank and Bearspaw encountered the back side of the building fully engulfed in flames.
"It was a working fire for quite some time and now it's in the process of almost being under control at this time," Weckesser told CTV News shortly before 8 a.m. "All the occupants of the house are out and are safe and are being looked after now by neighbours."
There have been no reports of injuries and the cause of the fire has not been confirmed.
Redwood Meadows fire officials confirm the home will be "a total loss" and say their "thoughts go out to the family affected this morning."
According to Weckesser, the rural location offered additional challenges.
"In rural firefighting we have to make due because we don't have a hydrant on every corner. What we're doing right now is we're drafting out of this pond behind us and we have two dry hydrants there," he said. "We're nursing the engine and we have a tender shuttle set up at the same time."
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
BREAKING New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial
New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.
BREAKING Monthly earnings rise, payroll employment falls: jobs report
The number of vacant jobs in Canada increased in February, while monthly payroll employment decreased in food services, manufacturing, and retail trade, among other sectors.
Doctors say capital gains tax changes will jeopardize their retirement. Is that true?
The Canadian Medical Association asserts the Liberals' proposed changes to capital gains taxation will put doctors' retirement savings in jeopardy, but some financial experts insist incorporated professionals are not as doomed as they say they are.
Remains from a mother-daughter cold case were found nearly 24 years later, after a deathbed confession from the suspect
A West Virginia father is getting some sense of closure after authorities found the remains of his young daughter and her mother following a deathbed confession from the man believed to have fatally shot them nearly two decades ago.
Something in the water? Canadian family latest to spot elusive 'Loch Ness Monster'
For centuries, people have wondered what, if anything, might be lurking beneath the surface of Loch Ness in Scotland. When Canadian couple Parry Malm and Shannon Wiseman visited the Scottish highlands earlier this month with their two children, they didn’t expect to become part of the mystery.
What do weight loss drugs mean for a diet industry built on eating less and exercising more?
Recent injected drugs like Wegovy and its predecessor, the diabetes medication Ozempic, are reshaping the health and fitness industries.
2 military horses that broke free and ran loose across London are in serious condition
Two military horses that bolted and ran miles through the streets of London after being spooked by construction noise and tossing their riders were in a serious condition and required operations, a British government official said Thursday.
'It was instant karma': Viral video captures failed theft attempt in Nanaimo, B.C.
Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., say two late-night revellers are lucky their allegedly drunken antics weren't reported to police after security cameras captured the men trying to steal a heavy sign from a downtown business.
Fair in Ontario, flurries in Labrador: Weather systems make for an erratic spring
It's no secret that spring can be a tumultuous time for Canadian weather, and as an unseasonably mild El Nino winter gives way to summer, there's bound to be a few swings in temperature that seem out of the ordinary. From Ontario to the Atlantic, though, this week is about to feel a little erratic.