Fire department labels Friday morning blaze as suspicious
Keenan Sorokan
The Saskatoon Fire Department is labelling a Friday morning fire that caused more than $100,000 in damage as suspicious.
Firefighters were called at 5:44 a.m. to a building in the 400 block of Avenue R South. Thee engines, a ladder truck, a rescue unit and the battalion chief were sent to the blaze, according to a fire department news release.
Upon arrival, crews noticed heavy smoke coming out of the building. Crews were able to bring the fire under control by 7:15 a.m.
The scene was handed over to a fire investigator roughly 15 minutes later. The investigator determined the fire was suspicious and caused roughly $120,000 in damage.
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