Gas Pump Fire - 300 block of Avenue W South

At around 12:22 p.m. on July 26, 2020, the Saskatoon Fire Department received multiple 911 calls reporting a permanently closed, boarded-up gas station to be on fire in the 300 block of Avenue W South. Three fire engines, one rescue unit, one aerial ladder truck, one fire investigation unit, and one battalion chief were dispatched for response.

Arriving in less than three minutes, firefighters found flames coming from a boarded-up gas pump; there was no threat of extension to nearby structures. Firefighters brought the fire under control within about five minutes of fire dispatchers receiving the first 911 call. There were no injuries to fire or civilian personnel as a result of this incident. 

A fire investigator has confirmed this fire to be incendiary with damage estimated at approximately $10,000.