Fire breaks out at downtown Edmonton building (VIDEO)

There was a fire on the roof of a downtown Edmonton building Wednesday afternoon.

One person in a neighbouring building captured video of the flames, which produced a cloud of thick smoke. The witness said he heard three loud explosions right before the fire.

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“Hope everyone is alright,” he tweeted.

Fire downtown Edmonton I’m the building across from mine. Three loud explosions. Hope everyone is alright. #yegdt #yegnews #yeg pic.twitter.com/LIKtszAg9e

— JustEatIt#YEG (@JustEatItYEG) October 21, 2020

Daily Hive has reached out to Edmonton Fire Rescue Services for more details about what happened, but has not yet heard back.