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Damage from Saskatoon warehouse blaze estimated at $4M

Fire officials peg damage at $4 million from the Canadian Tire warehouse blaze in Saskatoon. Vytai Brannan / Global News

SASKATOON – Saskatoon fire officials say a blaze at a Canadian Tire warehouse last Friday caused an estimated $4 million in damage.

The fire broke out around 4 p.m. at the warehouse in the Sutherland industrial neighbourhood and a second alarm was sounded as soon as the first crews arrived.

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Fire fighters spent 19 hours battling the blaze and at some point during the night, every apparatus in the city was used.

Crews were called back over the weekend to deal with flare-ups and hot spots.

Official say they have located the area of the fire’s origin but have not yet been able to determine the cause.

The property is being turned back over to Canadian Tire and fire officials say they will be closing the file.

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