Downtown Lethbridge fire sends one person to hospital

Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services responded to a structure fire in downtown Lethbridge on Saturday, October 10.  The fire was reported around 12:12 p.m. in the 100 block of 5 Street South. Residents of the building alerted emergency services after discovering the fire.

Twenty-four firefighters from four stations responded to the scene. Crews found the fire inside a third-floor unit and were able to extinguish it. The fire was contained to the room where it started, preventing it from spreading to other areas of the building. One resident was taken to hospital for further evaluation. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.