There were a couple of fires in Saskatoon Yesterday (wed). Around 5:30 in the afternoon, a Ready-to-Move cabin was reported on fire at 822 45th Street. Fire crews encountered heavy black smoke inside and put out a fire on the main floor. There were no injuries. An investigator believes building materials had been left too close to a construction heater. Damage was about $80 thousand.
Then, around ten o’clock, The Fire Department was told of a car and house fire at 315 Bottomley Avenue North in Saskatoon’s Varsity View neighbourhood. Fire crews found a car on fire inside an attached car port. The fire was extinguished. There were no injuries. The cause of the fire was electrical. Damage was about $45 thousand.