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Smoking material cause of Saskatoon apartment fire Sunday morning

Saskatoon fire crews responded to an apartment suite fire on Sunday morning and found the suite filled with smoke and a couch on fire.
Saskatoon fire crews responded to an apartment suite fire on Sunday morning and found the suite filled with smoke and a couch on fire. Saskatoon Fire Department / Supplied

Correction: An earlier version of this story stated that the apartment location was 1100 Avenue W South, the fire department has clarified that it was on 1100 Avenue W North. This story has been updated. 

A fire investigator has determined that smoking material was the cause of a fire early Sunday morning at a Saskatoon apartment building.

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Saskatoon Fire Department responded to the fire at 3:14 a.m. on Sunday in the 1100 block of Avenue W North.

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When they arrived, fire crews found a suite filled with smoke and a couch on fire.

The fire was brought under control around 3:31 a.m., and no injuries were reported.

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Ventilation to remove smoke from the building occurred.

The damage to the suite is determined to be $25,000.

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