Faulty electrical equipment is blamed for a fire at Saskatoon’s Court of Queen’s Bench on Wednesday morning.
The Saskatoon Fire Department said they received a call just before 9:30 a.m. from an alarm company reporting a fire signal at the courthouse at 520 Spadina Cres.
Smoke in the building was reported to the alarm company from a person who was at the scene.
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Firefighters said they arrived to find the building being evacuated and smoke coming from a vent.
A small fire in the area of the elevator room was quickly put out by crews, according to a fire department official, and the building ventilated.
Damage is estimated at $200,000.
The court will remain closed for the rest of Wednesday.
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