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One person is dead after a fire broke out at a mixed-use residential and commercial building in northeast Edmonton Monday night.
Edmonton Fire and Rescue said crews were dispatched at 9:19 p.m. to a low-rise residential building on the corner of 132nd Avenue and 82nd Street, which has commercial businesses on the ground floor.
Firefighters arrived at 9:23 p.m. and the fire was upgraded to a second alarm a minute later.
Eleven fire crews, or about 44 firefighters, responded and evacuated the building at 13126 82 St. in the Killarney area.
Firefighters have confirmed one death. Eight to ten ambulances were also at the scene.
Fire crews are responding to a fatal fire at a mixed-use residential and commercial building at 13126 82 St. in northeast Edmonton on Monday, July 13, 2026.
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Thick smoke rose above the building and was visible several kilometers away.
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Edmonton police said 82 Street between Avenue 137 and Yellowhead Trail was closed in all directions as officers and emergency crews responded to the collision and fire in the area.
82 Street between 137th Avenue and Yellowhead Trail is currently closed in all directions as police and our partners respond to a collision and fire in the area.
Motorists are asked to avoid the area and seek alternative routes.
An update will be provided when more details… pic.twitter.com/IYbWdkUNsz
— Edmonton Police (@edmontonpolice) July 14, 2026
Motorists were asked to avoid the area and use alternative routes.
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Authorities did not release additional information about the victim or the cause of the fire Monday evening.
More to come…
— With files from Karen Bartko, Global News.
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