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SHA provides additional details on JPCH emergency room fire
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is sharing more details on the explosion caused by smoking Sunday at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH). Just after 2 a.m., the Saskatoon Fire Departme...
Sep 14, 2020 Saskatoon fire responds to a fire in the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital on Sept. 13, 2020. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Small explosion, fire at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital after smoking patient incident
A man at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital suffered severe burns after attempting to smoke while receiving oxygen. The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to an emergency room fire inside the hospi...
Sep 13, 2020 (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Fire Department battles garage fire
The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to a blaze in the Dundonald neighbourhood Saturday afternoon. Crews were dispatched out around 4:28 p.m., reporting a shed and garage on fire in the 300 block o...
Sep 13, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon apartment fire deemed purposefully set
The Saskatoon Fire Department has determined that a multi-unit apartment building fire on Friday was set on purpose. The blaze happened at an apartment building in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood. Thr...
Sep 13, 2020 Saskatoon Fire Department shows off some of the tools they use for fighting fires. (Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
Arson the cause of two overnight fires in Saskatoon
Two overnight fires in Saskatoon were caused by arson, the city's fire investigator says. In a release, the Saskatoon Fire Department says it responded to a fire in the Mayfair neighbourhood just afte...
Sep 09, 2020 (Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted photo)
Fire crews battle small blaze on Avenue N
Saskatoon firefighters extinguished a fire Tuesday evening that investigators say was intentionally set. Crews were called to a home on the 200 block of Avenue N South at 9:37 p.m. for a possible resi...
Sep 02, 2020 (Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted)
Saskatchewan farming family has close call in combine fire
It was a scary day for one Saskatchewan farming family Tuesday. The LeBlancs farm near Estevan. While in the midst of harvest, one of their five combines caught fire. Jason LeBlanc’s 13-year-old...
Sep 02, 2020
Fire crews contain blaze near Delisle
Delisle fire crews have contained a fire that burned just west of the community Tuesday. 650 CKOM reporter Logan Stein was on the scene Wednesday afternoon. He spoke with a police officer in the area ...
Sep 01, 2020 (Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
Boy sustains minor injuries following fire incident at Saskatoon school
The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to a possible fire on top of Dr. John G. Egnatoff School Friday night. Fire crews received notice from the Saskatoon Police Service alerting to a possible struc...
Aug 23, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Fire Department responds to deliberately set fire in Riversdale
No one was hurt after a blaze in the Riversdale neighbourhood on Saturday morning. At around 7:39 a.m. on Aug. 22, the Saskatoon Fire Department received a call reporting a significant amount of smoke...
Aug 23, 2020
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