Two people living in King Edward Park are sharing what they saw when a suspicious fire destroyed a building under construction over the weekend.
Keltyn Tisserand says he woke up in the middle of the night to see the duplex under construction on fire on 79 Street and 77 Avenue.
“It was surreal to see it at three in the morning when you roll out of bed. Gigantic flames, you could feel the heat. I could feel the heat from my kitchen as I looked out the window,” Tisserand told CTV Edmonton on Monday.
Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (EFRS) says when crews arrived at about 2:51 a.m., the building was already engulfed in flames.
Tisserand says his house is two doors down and the siding already started to melt on one side.
“It was pretty hot, …