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No injuries reported in Saskatoon house fire

Saskatoon firefighters called to the two-storey home on 8th Street East arrived to find smoke and flame coming from the back of boarded-up house. Phillip Bollman / Global News

For the second time in a year, Saskatoon firefighters had to deal with a fire at the same house on 8th Street East.

Crews called to the two-storey home at 528 8th St. East at around 5 a.m. Friday arrived to find smoke and flame coming from the back of boarded-up house.

The structure was deemed unstable and an exterior attack was started to bring the fire under control.

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Firefighters continued to deal with hotspots and concluded a search of the building.

No injuries have been reported.

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Damage is estimated at $250,000 and a Saskatoon Fire Department investigator was unable to determine a cause.

A fire at the same home last September caused $150,000 in damage.

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