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Overnight Saskatoon house fire causes $50K in damage

Damage pegged at $50,000 after overnight house fire in Saskatoon first spotted by transit worker. Eric Beck / Global News

SASKATOON – An overnight house fire in Saskatoon has caused an estimated $50,000 in damage. The fire at 118 Avenue F South was spotted Monday around 1:30 a.m. by a Saskatoon Transit worker.

Firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from the one-and-a-half storey home. Crews entered to find a fire on the main floor.

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It was brought under control in eight minutes. A search of the house found no one inside.

No injuries were reported.

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The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

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