Multiple businesses damaged in fire in Mill Woods strip mall

Three businesses sustained visible damage in a fire at a strip mall on Knottwood Road in Mill Woods on May 27, 2024: Hamud Halal Meat and Grocery, Blasters Ice Creams and Cakes, and Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy. (Evan Klippenstein / CTV News Edmonton)

At least four businesses were damaged in a fire in Mill Woods Monday morning.

The blaze at a strip mall at 1079 Knottwood Road was reported around 2:40 a.m.

After the first fire crews arrived, they called a second alarm.

The flames were under control by 3:30 a.m. and out just after 5 a.m.

Three businesses sustained visible damage: Hamud Halal Meat and Grocery, Blasters Ice Creams and Cakes, and Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy.

The owner of a bakery said his shop sustained smoke damage but is otherwise OK and he planned to open on Wednesday.

No one was hurt. No one was in the building when the fire broke out.

Officials did not know what caused the fire or the damage estimate yet.

With files from CTV News Edmonton's Evan Klippenstein