Crowds collected to witness the fireball of flames in windy conditions right before 7 p.m. Monday, a plume of black smoke noticeable throughout the city.
Released Apr 23, 2024 – Last upgraded 1 minute ago – 2 minute read
An inferno has actually taken down Edmonton’s historical local airport Garage 11a Second World War structure integrated in 1942 on the old City Centre Airport land that is now the Blatchford real estate advancement.
Crowds collected to witness the fireball of flames in windy conditions right before 7 p.m. Monday, a plume of black smoke noticeable throughout the city.
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Edmonton Fire Rescue Services stated Tuesday the very first call about the fire can be found in at 6:54 p.m., with teams getting to 7 p.m. By 7:28 p.m., the massive blaze was considered a “2 alarm” fire, with 11 overall teams on scene at that time as heavy smoke and flames shot from the garage. Ultimately, the garage collapsed. No injuries were reported.
By 8 p.m., LRT service was momentarily cancelled to the brand-new NAIT/Blatchford Market station, with trains reversing at Kingsway/Royal Alex station. A couple of hours later on, at 10:30 p.m, LRT service resumed to the NAIT/Blatchford Market station.
Since 6 a.m. Tuesday, there were still 2 fire teams on scene.
The fire has actually not yet been called under control or out and its cause stays under examination.
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A big fire broke out Monday night at the community airport ruining the wood-framed Hangar 11 which was in between NAIT school and the Blatchford area on Monday, April 22, 2024 in Edmonton. Picture by Greg Southam /Postmedia
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A big fire broke out Monday night at the local airport ruining the wood-framed Hangar 11 which was in between NAIT school and the Blatchford area on Monday, April 22, 2024 in Edmonton. Image by Greg Southam /Postmedia
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A big fire broke out Monday night at the community airport ruining the wood-framed Hangar 11 which was in between NAIT school and the Blatchford area on Monday, April 22, 2024 in Edmonton. Picture by Greg Southam /Postmedia
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A big fire broke out Monday night at the local airport damaging the wood-framed Hangar 11 which was in between NAIT school and the Blatchford area on Monday, April 22, 2024 in Edmonton. Image by Greg Southam /Postmedia
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A big fire broke out Monday night at the community airport damaging the wood-framed Hangar 11 which was in between NAIT school and the Blatchford area on Monday, April 22, 2024 in Edmonton. Picture by Greg Southam /Postmedia
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A big fire broke out Monday night at the community airport ruining the wood-framed Hangar 11 which was in between NAIT school and the Blatchford area on Monday, April 22, 2024 in Edmonton. Image by Greg Southam /Postmedia
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A firemen takes a selfie in front of a big fire that broke out Monday night at the local airport damaging the wood-framed Hangar 11 which was in between NAIT school and the Blatchford area on Monday, April 22, 2024 in Edmonton. Image by Greg Southam /Postmedia
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A big fire broke out Monday night at the local airport ruining the wood-framed Hangar 11 which was in between NAIT school and the Blatchford area on Monday, April 22, 2024 in Edmonton. Picture by Greg Southam /Postmedia
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A big fire broke out Monday night at the local airport ruining the wood-framed Hangar 11 which was in between NAIT school and the Blatchford area on Monday, April 22, 2024 in Edmonton. Picture by Greg Southam /Postmedia
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Integrated in 1942, Hangar 11 was among just 2 staying Second World War-era garages developed through collaboration with the United States Air Force at the previous Blatchford Field. City authorities were preparing to tear it down before offering the land to the Northern Alberta Institute for Technology Taken on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 in Edmonton. Greg Southam-PostmediaImage by Greg Southam /Postmedia
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Integrated in 1942, Hangar 11 was among just 2 staying Second World War-era garages developed through collaboration with the United States Air Force at the previous Blatchford Field. City authorities were preparing to tear it down before offering the land to the Northern Alberta Institute for Technology Taken on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 in Edmonton. Image by Greg Southam /Postmedia
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Garage 11 at the Blatchford redevelopment website. Picture by provided /Postmedia
Garage 11 history
The Municipal Historic Resource on Blatchford’s eastern part was among the last of its kind in Western Canada. It was to be brought back and remodelled, changed into a mixed-use environment to consist of dining establishment, retail and domestic area.
A designer lagged the Hangar 11 job, not the City of Edmonton, which is Blatchford’s designer.
The city in 2021 had actually thought about keeping ownership of the structure and renting the area, however considered it too costly. Expenses for a complete rehab as much as renting requirements at that time were approximated at in between $55 million and $83 million.
Back in 2018the city stated it might be too pricey to conserve the structure, however after strong assistance from heritage supporters, council chose to hold back on a choice around demolition and check out other concepts.
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Information from Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (EFRS) on the scale and reason for the fire are anticipated in the coming days.
More to come.
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