House ‘lit up like a Christmas tree’ in Regent Park fire, witness says

Regina Fire & Protective Services responded to a house fire on the 100 block of Pasqua Street between Sherwood Drive and Donahue Avenue on Thursday morning.

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Rawlco Radio employee Amanda Fisher said when she was driving in the area when she saw “a huge ball of fire.”

“There’s firefighters running around and you just see the bones of the house. Really you can’t tell it was a house. It’s a chaotic scene right now,” said Fisher in a phone interview.

She added the street was “lit up like a Christmas tree.”

Fisher said Pasqua Street between Sherwood Drive and Donahue was “completely blocked off.”

The fire was reported at 8:08 a.m.

This photo shows the house on the 100 block of Pasqua Street after a fire on Thursday morning. (Jacob Bamhour/980 CJME)

Deputy fire chief Gord Hewitt said there was significant fire and smoke when firefighters arrived at the home.

“When we showed up, the garage and house were involved in the fire,” he said.

He said crews are still on the scene right now “doing salvage and overhaul.”

An inspector will complete an investigation to determine where the fire started, noted Hewitt.

No injuries were reported.

“The fire is now under control and crews and continuing salvage and overhaul. All searches completed and no injuries reported,” the fire department said in a statement.