1 person injured during fire at shuttered Edmonton apartment building – Edmonton [Video]

One person was taken to hospital after a fire at a central Edmonton apartment building that was supposed to be empty after being found unfit for habitation earlier this year.

The fire broke out Monday morning at 10731 102 St. in the Central McDougall neighbourhood.

Edmonton Fire Rescue Services said the first call arrived at 5:01 a.m. and crews arrived at the scene three minutes later. Eight units, or about 32 firefighters, were dispatched to the boarded-up property.

Alberta Health Services said an adult was taken to hospital in stable, non life-threatening condition. The fire was called under control at 6:44 a.m. and is under investigation.

The building should not have had anyone inside it, after Alberta Health Services issued an order to vacate in the summer because the building was too dangerous to live in.

An environmental health order dated Aug. 9 found there was significant smoke damage along with a strong odour of smoke observed …