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One person hospitalized following house fire in Coalhurst

Nov 5, 2021 | 1:47 PM

COALHURST, AB – Firefighters were called to a mobile home park in Coalhurst Friday morning.

Around 8:40 am, members from Coalhurst and Picture Butte, as well as EMS from Lethbridge, were dispatched.

Crews were able to extinguish the blaze quickly and rescue one person who was inside.

The patient was transported to hospital, but the extent of their injuries was not stated.

“We would like to thank our mutual aid partners in assisting with this event. Great team work by all prevented this from becoming a much worse incident,” the Coalhurst Volunteer Fire Department said in a Facebook post.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.