Fatal Garage Fire – 1300 block of Avenue G North

At 2:17 a.m. the Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) received a report of a garage fire on the 1300 block of Avenue G North. SFD crews responded and found a detached garage fully involved in flames.  

Fire crews were assigned tactical duties and began to put out the fire. Crews entered the garage to complete a search of the structure and found a person inside. Unfortunately, this individual was pronounced deceased at the scene by SFD Primary Care Paramedics.  

Crews extinguished the fire and the scene was turned over to the Fire Investigator to conduct an examination. The cause of the fire is undetermined. Damage is estimated at $60,000. 

The scene has been transferred to the Saskatoon Police Service to investigate the death.