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Saskatoon house fire causes estimated $275K in damages

Saskatoon firefighters were called to a blaze in the Silverspring neighbourhood this past weekend. Saskatoon Fire Department / Supplied

Damages are estimated at $275,000 following a house fire in Saskatoon’s Silverspring neighbourhood this past weekend.

The Saskatoon Fire Department received a 9-1-1 call reporting fire in a wall at a residence at around 2:15 p.m. on Dec. 27.

Fire was discovered venting from a rear window which was soon followed by flames breaking out of a second window of a home in the 200 block of Rever Road, according to a press release.

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Firefighters said they knocked down the flames with water and entered the building to confirm all occupants had evacuated.

The fire investigator said the blaze started in a wall above a wood stove.

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