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Fire forces evacuation of Saskatoon apartment building

No injuries reported after a fire forces the evacuation of a Saskatoon apartment building. Neil Fisher / Global News

SASKATOON – A fire forced the evacuation of an apartment building in Saskatoon Thursday evening. The Saskatoon Fire Department received multiple 911 calls around 6:40 p.m. of smoke coming from a top-floor suite at 1113 Northumberland Avenue.

Firefighters arrived to find people evacuating the building a smoke coming out of a third-floor window.

An interior attack was started and the fire was brought under control in less than 30 minutes.

Crews conducted a search to ensure the fire had not spread to other parts of the building.

No injuries were reported.

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Fourteen tenants were displaced and had to seek alternate refuge as a result of the blaze.

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The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Damage is estimated at $600,000.

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