Garage fires keep fire crews busy
Just after 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday March 17, 2020, The Saskatoon Fire Department received numerous 9-1-1 calls reporting a garge fire in the alley of the 1300 block 20th ST W. The first arriving engine was previously dispatched to a dumpster fire in the 1400 block of 20th ST W when they saw the garge fire and responded to the structure fire. Two more engines, 1 rescue, one ladder truck and a battalion chief all responded to the scene, a second engine was then dispatched to the original dumpster fire. Crews arrived to find a fire between two seperate garages which had caused flames to spread to both structures. Fire crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire of one garge and complete a search of it, the second garge had flames already into the attic and interior of the structure. Power lines were also downed by the fire and continued to arc causing firefighters to proceed with extreme caution.
Crews had the fire under control and had completed searches in both garages in approximately 40 minutes. A fire investigator was called to the scene.
There were no injuries reported at this incident and the cause is under investigation.