Saskatoon police, fire department respond to large acreage fire on 11th St. W and Hwy 7

Saskatoon police officers and firefighters are on the scene of a large fire at an acreage on 11th Street West and Highway 7.

A release from Saskatoon Police Service said it appears a “large number” of bales were set on fire. They believe it will take “quite some time” to put out the fire.

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As of Saturday around 11 a.m., no buildings or structures were burning.

The fire caused several traffic restrictions. Eastbound traffic onto 11th Street West from Highway 7 was closed, as was westbound traffic on 11th Street West from Chappell Drive.

An updated release said the west end of 11th Street West had reopened to traffic.

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