Fire response under University Bridge
For immediate release: June 21, 2023 - 9:41 am
FI23-10846
The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) is actively extinguishing a fire that started within an encampment under the University Bridge. SFD first received a report of a fire under the bridge on June 21, 2023 at 12:41 a.m. Upon arrival, fire crews identified an abandoned encampment on fire under the bridge. SFD is currently on scene with a ladder truck which is being used to access the location and a tanker truck to supply water. The fire is in a location that is difficult to extinguish. The fire is under control but a timeline of when the fire will be fully extinguished is not known at this time.
Motorists and pedestrians are asked to avoid the area directly under the University Bridge at this time while crews remain on scene.