Firefighters Effort to Extinguish North Corman Park Industrial Fire

Crews continue to battle the fire at Shercom Industries in the North Corman Industrial Park. During the night the fire moved to the second building of the three building complex.

“Crews are working to hold the fire from further extension and are trying to save the third building which houses the main office of the business,” says Assistant Chief Dave Bykowy.

Later today, the Fire Department will be deploying several foam streams in a concerted effort to knock the fire out in the second building and protect the remaining office building.  “If the fire darkens down, a track hoe will be used to gain better access to the existing fire. This will provide firefighters access to the floor allowing them to focus their firefighting efforts on hot spots,” Bykowy says.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of the Environment is on scene and involved Envirotec to provide air quality monitoring through the night. The Ministry of Environment is conducting smoke plume modelling and particulate analysis to determine if the smoke presents a risk.

“Wind direction is forecast to be from the east northeast and to increase in intensity throughout the day,” Bykowy says. “Currently the wind is pushing the plume between the cities of Saskatoon and Martensville and is dispersing the concentration of the smoke. The risk remains minimal at this time.”

Earlier this morning the Incident Management Group met in the onsite mobile command post to re-evaluate and develop new strategies. This meeting included the Ministry of Environment and Provincial Emergency Management and Fire Safety.

The fire has destroyed buildings one and two. Our efforts are focused on getting the fire out and saving building three.

More details will follow as they are available.