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Accused in east-end apartment building fire back in Saskatoon court

A man was trapped inside a bedroom during the apartment building fire on Kingsmere Boulevard in Saskatoon.
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The burnt remains of the hallway on the ground floor of a condominium on Kingsmere Boulevard.

SASKATOON – A woman accused of deliberately setting fire to an apartment building on Kingsmere Boulevard was back in Saskatoon Provincial Court.

Janis Kittiekaywinnie had an appearance on Feb. 1 and her matter was adjourned to March 2 for election. She is charged with arson with disregard for human life.

Saskatoon police say that at about 5 a.m. on Dec. 4, 2022, they responded to a multi-unit residential structure fire. Saskatoon firefighters were on scene and were able to put out the fire without incident.

The hallway was deliberately set on fire and trapped a man inside a bedroom, said an investigator from the Saskatoon Fire Department. The man was able to escape through the bedroom window.

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