Basement fire in Cathedral neighbourhood deemed suspicious

Regina police are investigating a fire that broke out in a basement suite in an apartment building in the 2900 block of 14th Avenue Monday morning.

Regina Fire and Protective Services responded to the fire at 9:41 a.m. CT and evacuated the two occupants of the suite. Another resident trapped in a neighbouring suite had to be rescued by firefighters.

The three residents were treated for smoke inhalation as a precaution.

Fire officials said the blaze was contained to the one suite but smoke forced the entire building to evacuate. A city transit bus was brought to the scene to keep residents out of the extreme weather conditions.

After a preliminary investigation was conducted by fire services, who deemed the blaze suspicious, it was handed off to police.