A fire tore through a two-storey dormitory at the Providence University College in Otterburne, Man. Thursday afternoon.
A spokesperson with the college said smoke was first seen coming from the building, Bergen Hall, at 4:45 p.m.
Fire crews from “Niverville, St. Malo and St-Pierre-Jolys, supported by the RCMP, were dispatched” according to a news release from the college.
Pictures and videos from the scene of the fire show the entire building engulfed in flames.
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The dorm was undergoing exterior renovations at the time of the fire.
It’s currently unknown what caused the blaze but the spokesperson said the 80 room building is a total loss.
No one was injured in the incident.