North Battleford Fire Department responded to two separate fires on the weekend.
One was a residential structure fire on Clark Drive at around 10 p.m. Saturday. According to a City news release, two engines, one aerial ladder, one chief unit and nine firefighters arrived on scene to find flames and smoke venting from a roof void on the street side. Occupants evacuated the property and raised the alarm.
The fire was quickly brought under control. No injuries were reported and the origin of the fire is still under investigation. Damage is estimated around $100,000.
The other fire took place at an empty duplex on the 1000 block of 108th Street. The fire happened around 8:30 p.m. and fire crews responded quickly.
Three engines, two chief’s units and 12 firefighters arrived on scene to find flames and smoke venting from the front of the building. That fire was also quickly brought under control.
No injuries were reported and the cause is still under investigation. Damage is estimated at approximately $40,000.s
EMS, RCMP, CSO, SaskPower and SaskEnergy also responded to both fires.
