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Moose Jaw, Sask. first responders attend 3 fires in under 4 hours on Friday

Firefighters in Strathcona County battle a blaze at the Northern Bear Golf Course.
Firefighters in Strathcona County battle a blaze at the Northern Bear Golf Course. File / Global News

It was a hectic start to the month of October for firefighters and police in Moose Jaw, Sask.

In a report sent out by Moose Jaw police, the detachment shared that first responders attended three fire calls between the hours of 12:15 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Friday morning.

Police say the first incident they were dispatched to was just after midnight when they received a call of a fire at a business on the 300 block of Third Avenue Northwest.

According to police, flames from a burning garbage can had spread to the building. Damage is estimated at $5,000.

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The second call was at about 3:50 a.m., when a camper trailer was on fire on the 1300 block of Spadina Street. The police report states that the fire was contained to the trailer, but the fire is considered suspicious.

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Damage is estimated at $15,000.

A third call just before 4 a.m. involved a garage fire, this time on the 900 block of Iroquois Street West.

First responders found a fully involved garage fire which had spread to a neighbouring garage, causing an estimated $40,000 in damage.

Moose Jaw police say all three fires are being investigated as suspicious incidents.

No one was injured in either event.

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