Flowers lay on the snowy sidewalk outside a townhouse in northeast Edmonton’s Clareview area, where a child reportedly lost their life in an overnight fire.
The blaze at the Clareview Village townhouse complex near 31 Street and 132A Avenue in the Belmont neighbourhood broke out around 1:30 a.m. Friday.
Global News spoke to several neighbours in the area who were too upset to appear on camera, but shared what they saw and heard.
A woman who shares an adjacent wall with the unit where the fire happened woke to banging on her door.
She opened it to see her neighbour outside, face covered in ash and without a coat or winter gear on.
The woman welcomed her neighbour into her home, and other family members followed.
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Those who live in the complex were shaken and upset to learn the news Friday morning. One placed flowers and a teddy bear outside the home.
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A memorial outside a unit that caught fire at the Clareview Village townhouse complex near 31 Street and 132A Avenue in the Belmont neighbourhood on Nov. 28, 2025.
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As the sun came up, Edmonton police and fire investigators remained on scene outside the townhouse, where the only sign a fire had taken place was a broken window.
The cause of the fire or extent of the damage is not yet known.
Global News has reached out to Edmonton Fire Rescue, Alberta Health Services and the Edmonton Police Service for more information.
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