Firefighters extinguish brush fire in 10 minutes on Tuesday: Fire department

A significant amount of black smoke filled the air above Saskatoon on Tuesday from a grass fire that Saskatoon firefighters extinguished in just 10 minutes.

Smoke from the brush fire started to rise over the city’s west side just before noon, but the cause is still unknown.

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The fire happened in the 3000 block of 11th Street West.

An update on Tuesday afternoon from Sean Thody, deputy chief with the Saskatoon Fire Department, shared that the grass fire covered less than 700 square feet.

No cause has been identified, and the city’s fire department crews had the blaze under control within seven minutes of arriving at the scene.

Three minutes later, the fire was completely extinguished.

“No other details are available currently,” Thody shared.

Editors note: This story has been updated with the most recent information shared by the Saskatoon Fire Department.