The Saskatoon Fire Department was busy Monday evening dealing with a garage fire and an electrical fire.
The first call came in just after 7 p.m. CT for a report of a structure fire at 224 Dalhousie Cres. in the College Park neighbourhood.
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Crews arrived to find a detached garage up in flames.
The homeowner told firefighters that there was no one inside the garage.
The fire was contained to the garage and a vehicle that was inside.
Damage is estimated at $60,000. The cause is still under investigation but is not considered suspicious.
Then at 8:46 p.m., firefighters were called to a possible fire at 201 Ave. M N. in the Westmount neighbourhood.
Crews arrived to find some people outside while others had not yet left the building.
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The remaining people inside were evacuated and the landlord was called to ensure the tenants were taken care of while firefighters dealt with the situation.
The fire was located in a basement bathroom and quickly extinguished.
SaskEnergy was brought in to evaluate the condition of the furnace and people were allowed back into the building once heat was restored.
A fire investigator determined the cause to be the electrical failure of a bathroom plug. Damage is estimated at $1,000.
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