Cause of 22nd Street West fire deemed suspicious: Saskatoon fire dept.

An early morning fire in a home on 22nd Street West in Saskatoon has been deemed suspicious by a fire investigator.

The Saskatoon fire department received a call at 2:15 a.m. Friday from the city police about a house fully involved in fire in the 1800 block of 22nd Street West.

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Fire crews arrived and found an extinguished fire on the main floor but smoke still appearing from the basement of the house.

The fire was brought under control at 2:49 a.m.

There were no injuries as a result of the fire. Damage to the house is estimated at $50,000.

Fire officials said multiple fire starts were identified but did not give further details.

A police investigator was unavailable to attend the scene. The fire investigator will follow up with the police investigator next week.