Friday night saw some Estevan residents leaving their apartments in a hurry due to a fire alarm.
The call came in at about 7 p.m. and the Estevan Fire Rescue Service crews were immediately dispatched to the scene. The commercial fire alarm went off in a three-storey apartment building in the central part of Estevan.
Estevan Fire Chief Dale Feser said there was no visible smoke or flame on the exterior of the building, and most residents had successfully evacuated the complex and mustered outside prior to fire crews’ arrival.
“They were indicating that it was on the third floor,” said Feser.
Firefighters entered the building and checked it thoroughly. The fire-alarm panel was indicating that the problem was on the third level. There were no signs of smoke or flame inside either. Fire crews checked the interiors using thermal imaging equipment, however, no heat was located within the walls.
“We did indeed find the detection device that had gone into alarm and had a faulty detection head. So the building was deemed safe, the fire alarm panel was reset and it was turned back over to the maintenance staff of the apartment complex,” said Feser.
