Garage Fire - 800 Block of 9th Avenue North

At 11:11 pm, fire communications center received a call for a garage fire in the 800 block of 9th Avenue North.  3 engine companies, a rescue unit, a ladder truck, and the battalion chief were dispatched.  On arrival, the incident commander reported a garage fully involved in fire.  Firefighters gained access by using a chainsaw to enter through the overhead door.  For safety reasons, Saskatoon Light and Power was requested and they disabled the power line due to fire impingement.  Garages to the north and south sustained damage as well.

No injuries to civilians or firefighters occurred at this incident.

An under control of the fire was called at 11:29 pm.  A fire investigator was called to the scene and conducted a cause and origin scene examination.  The cause of the fire has been determined as incendiary with $30,000 damage being sustained.