Structural collapse - 100 Block of Horner Crescent

At 1:42 p.m. on January 31, 2024, the Saskatoon Fire Department Communications Center received notification from the ambulance service to respond for a patient in the 100 Block of Horner Crescent where a floor collapsed.  Dispatched to the incident were one fire engine, one ladder truck, one rescue unit and the Battalion Chief.   While responding, we received further information that there may be two patients with another person needing rescue from the 5th floor. 

On arrival, fire crews were advised that all construction personnel were accounted for but needing rescue from upper storeys.  Initial information was that concrete slabs were being installed for flooring when it collapsed 5 storeys.  Our Heavy Urban Search and Rescue were team were put on standby but not required to respond to the scene.  A firefighter paramedic was tied off and put into position to rescue a person on the roof.  At 2:38 p.m., the person was rescued from the roof.

Currently, our Battalion Chief and fire crews are working with the owner of the property and safety officers for the construction site.  Patient care had been transferred to the ambulance service.