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.
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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.