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Saskatchewan green-thumb business extensively damaged by overnight fire

Two people escaped injury when the blaze broke out around 1:30 this morning at Parkland Greenhouses, just north of the city. Harry Wilkins / Twitter

YORKTON, Sask. – A greenhouse business in Yorkton, Sask., has been extensively damaged by fire. Two people escaped injury when the blaze broke out around 1:30 this morning at Parkland Greenhouses, just north of the city.

Fire Chief Trevor Morrisey says the structure was fully involved by the time firefighters arrived at the scene.

About 80 per cent of the building was destroyed.

Morrisey says despite a strong wind, crews managed to save two nearby homes and a business.

The cause of the fire is not yet known

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