SASKATOON – Tenants of a Saskatoon high-rise apartment were forced to evacuate their building after an early morning fire. The fire was in a 12th-floor suite at Regal Towers at 431 3rd Ave. North.
The Saskatoon Fire Department received multiple 911 calls Friday at 1:50 a.m. Crews arrived to find around 100 people evacuating the building.
Firefighters made their way to the 12th floor where they found a suite damaged by fire. The sprinkler system had activated and put out the fire.
Crews then shut down water to the sprinkler system and started clean-up operations. An under control was given after 16 minutes.
One person was taken to hospital as a precaution for smoke inhalation.
Fire damage was contained to the one suite but several adjoining suites were damaged by water.
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Two Saskatoon Transit buses were brought in to shelter tenants while firefighters carried out their work. Most were allowed back into the building but some had to find temporary accommodations due to water damage.
An investigator has determined an unattended candle was the cause of the fire.
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