Fire erupted at a Saskatoon home on Tuesday morning after an electric fan motor overheated, according to the city’s fire department.
Engines, ladder trucks and rescue units raced to the 500 block of Avenue M North around 6:00 a.m. and arrived at a house engulfed in heavy smoke.
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The fire had started from an overheated fan motor in the basement and stretched all the way to the attic.
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There were no smoke alarms in the home.
The occupants of the home smelled the smoke and safely evacuated the home.
The damage is estimated at $150,000.
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