1 dead in Panorama Hills house fire
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One man is dead after fire broke out early Friday morning at a home in the northwest Calgary neighbourhood of Panorama Hills.
One man is dead after fire broke out early Friday morning at a home in the northwest Calgary neighbourhood of Panorama Hills.
Fire crews, paramedics and police were called to a home in the 0 to 100 block of Panatella Drive N.W. just before 6 a.m. for reports of a fire.
Police officials confirmed one man was pronounced dead on scene and the arson unit was investigating.
Neighouring homes were evacuated as a precautionary measure.
"We got a knock on the door from CPS around 6 a.m. There were a few bangs on the door, letting us know there's a fire next door," said Chris Roach, who lives on the road.
"I was barely awake, basically still sleeping so I was pretty scared. We wondered how serious it was, it looked pretty serious when we walked outside.”
Roach said he could see flames pouring out of the door of the home and someone being taken out on a stretcher.
