The careless disposal of a cigarette has been determined to be the cause of a fire in downtown Saskatoon that caused $200,000 in damage.
“The cause of the fire has been determined to be the careless disposal of smoking materials, right next to a proper smoking materials disposal,” Saskatoon Fire Department spokesperson Debbie Davies said.
“It just smoldered for a while and started the exterior of the build on fire.”
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The fire department received a 911 call just after 6:30 a.m. on Thursday for a report of a fire outside a building in the 500-block of Spadina Crescent.
Three pumpers and a ladder truck responded and five fire crews started an aggressive offensive attack.
It took almost four hours to bring the fire under control.
Officials said the fire posed challenges as it started to burn throughout the interior and office contents had to be covered to try and safeguard against damage.
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