Update: Commercial fire - 33rd Street East

This is an update on the two-alarm commercial fire that occurred on 33rd Street East on January 12, 2024.

Saskatoon Fire Department Investigators have deemed the cause of this fire to be accidental.

The fire originated in a piece on machinery on the fourth floor of the structure, a malfunction of the machine created the point of ignition. The fire traveled through the mill process piping and spread to the sixth floor, which sustained considerable damage. The total damage from the fire is still be assessed however the fire investigator estimates that the damage will exceed 5 million dollars.