Residents of an apartment building in the Canals neighbourhood had a rather abrupt wake-up call when fire alarms roused them, prompting the evacuation of the apartment building.

Although initially it was unclear what set off the fire alarm, it has since been determined a fire occurred in the building. It appears the sprinkler system was triggered. Fire crews arrived on the scene and managed to turn the sprinkler system off. 

The cause of the fire is unknown. 

This is a developing story. More details will be provided when they become available. 

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