Cause of Penhold fire questioned by residents

There’s still no final word on what caused a fire two months ago in Penhold.

A three-storey apartment building burned to the ground April 10, 2014.

The initial investigation blamed it on a barbeque thrown from a second floor balcony.

Many of the former residents CTV News has contacted don’t believe that theory.

CTV News obtained a copy of a fire inspection report which was done two months before the fire and it highlights a number of potential problems, including combustible materials kept too close to ignition sources, plus fire safety plans that were out-of-date and inadequate.

Christina Howard, a former resident, says “his building was getting worse and worse and obviously things didn’t get repaired.”

The Penhold fire chief says if there is evidence that suggests another cause they’ll look at it, but so far, there is none.