Firefighters called to former Dwayne's Home second day in a row

A second fire in as many days – and the 19th of the year – broke out at the building of the former Dwayne's Home in downtown Edmonton early Thursday morning.

A second fire in as many days – and the 19th of the year – broke out at the building of the former Dwayne's Home in downtown Edmonton early Thursday morning.

According to the district chief on scene, firefighters were sent to the now-empty facility on 100 Avenue and 102 Street at 5:10 a.m.

The light smoke that was immediately visible was coming from a "small fire" they believe originated in a basement mechanical room.

The call was upgraded to a second alarm because of the size of the building, meaning a total of about 45 firefighters ended up at the scene.

"The building looks like it's been renovated a couple of times. So we're not quite sure how the smoke is going to go up in different ways, so it looked worse than it actually was," explained district chief Jame Wilson.

Crews had the blaze under control in less than 15 minutes and were gone from the scene by 7 a.m.

Wilson said fire-fighting crews met people leaving the building as they arrived. No one was hurt.