COURTENAY, B.C. – The Courtenay Fire Department received a call to an apartment building early Sunday morning.
The incident was first reported at around 10:30 a.m.
Crews responded to The Tides apartments, located by the Courtenay Airpark on 20th Street and found flames in a second floor unit.
One of the two residents in the apartment told MyComoxValleyNow.com that a candle had been left unattended.
The two people in the residence did not suffer any injuries.
The damage was contained to one room in the apartment.
Tenants were evacuated from the building while firefighters investigated.
