Iconic building burns in La Ronge industrial fire
By CKOM NewsA second industrial fire this week has claimed another building in Saskatchewan.The fire happened at Lee’s Construction in La Ronge Wednesday afternoon.“It was an iconic building in the...
View ArticleArson suspected in 3 fires north of Regina
By CJME NewsArson is suspected in fires in three vacant farmyards north of Regina this month.RCMP say the first suspicious fire happened in the Cupar area in the evening of April 2. Police and fire...
View ArticleGrass fire season ramps up with 4 blazes near Saskatoon
By Kurtis DoeringFour significant grass fires near Saskatoon kept fire crews busy Tuesday.The first blaze began near Buck's Auto Wrecking, southwest of the city around 8:18 a.m. The fire department...
View ArticleGrass fire triggers fire ban
By CKOM NewsA grass fire sending black smoke into the skies south of the city has triggered a fire ban for the RM of Corman Park.According the the municipalities website, "the dry season has made for...
View ArticleFire crews investigate apartment blaze on Matheson Drive
By CKOM NewsIt was a hot start to an already warm week for Saskatoon firefighters.Fire crews and police surrounded a three-storey apartment building on Matheson Drive Monday morning.Battalion Chief...
View ArticleGrass fire jumps Yellowhead Highway, causes traffic delays
By Kurtis DoeringA grass fire northwest of the Battlefords Monday afternoon forced police to shut down a large portion of highway 16.An off-duty member of the RCMP reported the blaze to the Maidstone...
View ArticleMassive fire at Saskatoon auto wrecking yard
By CKOM NewsAn industrial fire at a Saskatoon auto wrecking yard caused heavy plumes of black smoke to be seen as far away as Warman, Blaine Lake and Humboldt Tuesday evening.“The smoke got bigger and...
View ArticleDuplex fire deemed suspicious
By Bryn LevyA fire caused extensive damage to a duplex unit in the city's Eastview neighbourhood on Wednesday afternoon.Crews responded to the blaze at 1940 Easthill around 2:45 p.m.They arrived to...
View ArticleFire at auto body shop in Regina
By CJME NewsThe smell of burned plastic is hanging around St. John Street and Saskatchewan Drive after a fire broke out at an auto body shop Tuesday afternoon.Auto Body shop fire 1600 Blk St John St....
View Article3 youth charged, 2 warned in salvage yard fire
By CKOM NewsFive boys are believed to be behind a massive fire that caused heavy black smoke to be seen far past Saskatoon city limits last week.Saskatoon police said three youth have been charged, and...
View ArticleFire worries continue amid hot, dry conditions
By Bryn LevyWith warm, dry weather expected throughout the week, officials with the RM of Corman Park and the City of Saskatoon are warning about the continued risk of fires. While many will be out...
View ArticleDisplaced & devastated: wildfires continue to burn around Fort McMurray
By Courtney MarkewichA steady flow of traffic was still leaving Fort McMurray Wednesday morning after wildfires ripped through the northern Alberta community overnight.A mandatory evacuation was...
View ArticleSaskatchewan offers aid to combat Fort McMurray wildfire
By Sarah Mills, Lasia KretzelThe Saskatchewan government has yet to receive an official request from neighbouring Alberta to help combat the wildfire that struck the northern city of Fort McMurray,...
View ArticleFire destroys Parkland Greenhouse north of Yorkton
By CJME NewsNo one was seriously hurt as a fire destroyed a building north of Yorkton early Friday morning.Kevin Young was woken by the sound of his dogs barking shortly after 2 a.m."Power at my house...
View ArticleCouple watches Fort McMurray home burn on security camera app
By CKOM NewsJames O’Reilly and his wife were among the tens of thousands of people who had to evacuate Fort McMurray this week in the face of a massive wildfire bearing down on the city.O'Reilly said...
View ArticleFire risk remains extremely high across most of Saskatchewan
By Adriana ChristiansonThe risk of wildfire remains extremely high in Saskatchewan, but so far there are only seven active fires burning in the north and all of them are under control and do not pose a...
View ArticleWoman hospitalized after fire at Saskatoon high rise
By CKOM NewsA woman was taken to hospital with undetermined injuries after a fire at a downtown high-rise in Saskatoon Saturday.Crews were called to McNaughton Place, just after 7 p.m. after reports of...
View ArticleSaskatoon fire crews battle garage fire in Riversdale
By CKOM NewsThe Saskatoon Fire Department received several calls Saturday morning of a garage fire in Riversdale.When crews arrived shortly before 5:30 a.m., flames were shooting through the roof of a...
View ArticleSaskatoon remembers two fallen heroes
By Bryn LevyA ceremony was held in downtown Saskatoon Tuesday to honour two Saskatoon firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty.Victor Budz, 46, and Dennis Guenter, 29, died in a fire at...
View Article5,000 pigs killed in barn fire outside Leroy Saskatchewan
By CJME NewsFive thousand pigs were killed when a fire destroyed a pair of hog barns outside Leroy Saskatchewan.Humboldt RCMP say they got the call along with firefighters from Leroy, Englefield and...
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