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Two elevator rescues part of 37 calls last month for Charlottetown fire department

This rental van caught fire in the parking lot of Swiss Chalet in Charlottetown on Thursday night while the family, who are coincidentally from Switzerland, dined inside.
This rental van caught fire in the parking lot of Swiss Chalet in Charlottetown on Thursday night while the family, who are coincidentally from Switzerland, dined inside. - Maureen Coulter

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Charlottetown Fire Department went to 37 calls in February.

Station 1 on Kent Street had the lion’s share of the work with 23 calls, three of which were the result of a cooking alarm.

There were also two elevator rescues carried out, one ice rescue, two calls that resulted from smoke coming from a building and one actual structure fire.

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Station 2 in Sherwood responded to 14 calls, three of which were the result of a cooking alarm, including one structure fire, one garbage fire, one motor vehicle fire (plow catches fire), one sewer gas smell and one motor-vehicle accident.

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