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Malfunctioning transformer knocks out power, causes smoke at St. Paul's Hospital
Visible smoke running through a hallway at St. Paul's Hospital Sunday morning caused some concern for those in the facility. The smoke was reported just after 9:30 a.m. at the hospital, with fire crew...
Jun 07, 2020 St. Paul's Hospital. (Emmanuel Care)
Early morning fire destroys a Saskatoon home and garage
A fire early Saturday morning tore through a Pacific Heights home, destroying it and a detached garage. Crews responded to multiple 911 calls about a fire on the 300 block of Johnson Crescent at 1:11 ...
Jun 06, 2020 Saskatoon fire crews battled a blaze on Johnson Crescent on June 6, 2020. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Two fallen Saskatoon firefighters remembered on 40th anniversary of Queen's Hotel blaze
The Saskatoon Fire Department held two ceremonies Sunday to mark 40 years since the tragic Queen's Hotel fire that claimed the lives of two firefighters. Victor Budz, 46, and Dennis Guenter, 29, died ...
Jun 01, 2020 (Saskatoon Fire Dept./Facebook)
Two men arrested in Avenue L garage fire
Saskatoon police arrested a 20-year-old man and a 22-year-old man after they ran from the scene of a suspicious fire. Firefighters responded to the fire on the 200 block of Avenue L South around 11:30...
May 30, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Avenue P home hit by two suspicious fires torn down
A contractor has demolished 317 Avenue P South after a second intentional set fire at the property. Saskatoon firefighters responded to the boarded-up home at 3:24 Friday afternoon for a small fire at...
May 30, 2020 A house on Avenue P South was demolished on May 29, 2020 following two fires. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Fire department battles blaze in multi-unit apartment building
More than 20 people were forced from their homes Thursday evening after a fire in a multi-unit apartment building in the 100 block of Avenue U South. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, multip...
May 29, 2020 (Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted)
Firefighters make quick work of Corman Park grass fire
Saskatoon firefighters responded to multiple 911 calls Tuesday afternoon about a growing grass fire in the RM of Corman Park near Highway 16 east and Market Drive. Crews arrived just before 5 p.m. and...
May 19, 2020 Saskatoon firefighters respond to calls of a grass fire in the RM of Corman Park on May 19, 2020. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Saskatoon firefighters kept busy overnight with multiple suspicious fires
Saskatoon fire crews dealt with several suspicious fires early Thursday morning in the Pleasant Hill and Meadowgreen neighbourhoods, and one in the Lawson Heights area. The first call came at around 3...
May 14, 2020 The Saskatoon Fire Department dealt with a rash of suspicious fires in the early morning of May 14, 2020. (Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted)
Person suffers serious burns in Erindale kitchen fire
Saskatoon firefighters responded to a fire at 3:47 p.m. Wednesday after a 911 hang-up. Dispatchers gathered minimal information about the fire before the caller hung-up, a media release said. Using th...
May 06, 2020 Saskatoon firefighters responded to a kitchen fire on the 2400 block of Kenderdine Road on May 6, 2020. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Saskatoon fire crews battle blaze at the Westgate Inn and Suites
Fire crews were on the scene of a fire at the Westgate Inn and Suites on 22nd Street West Monday afternoon. A 911 call came in just after noon on Monday reporting a fire in one of the rooms. When fire...
Apr 27, 2020 Fire crews battle a blaze at the Westgate Inn and Suites, April 27, 2020.
(Saskatoon Fire Dept./Submitted photo)
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