A fire that gutted several apartments in a 90-suite, four-storey building in Blue Quill on Sunday was caused by a cigarette butt disposed of in potting soil.
The fire originated in a suite on the fourth floor, investigators said in a news release Monday.
Damage to the building is estimated at $13 million, while $1 million in contents were lost.
All of the units are uninhabitable, the release said.
Edmonton Fire Rescue was called to the building at 115th Street and 27th Avenue at 1:45 a.m. Sunday.
All the residents escaped safely, though one person was taken to hospital.
So far this year, the city has seen 47 fires caused by smoker’s materials, leading to an estimated $19.3 million in property losses.
In 2017, 63 fires related to smoker’s materials caused $3.5 million in property losses, while in 2016, 88 such fires destroyed $5.4 million in property.