Firefighters quelled a fire at this house on 99th Street. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

By battlefordsNOW Staff

No injuries reported

Firefighters respond to two house fires over past week

Apr 13, 2021 | 3:49 PM

The North Battleford Fire Department was on the go over the last few days responding to two house fires in the area.

Deputy fire chief Colin O’Hara said there have been a number of structure fires to date in the city.

“It’s been a busy year for house fires for us so far,” he said.

In the early hours of Saturday, April 10, firefighters extinguished a blaze on 99th Street at the 1600 block. Fortunately all the occupants evacuated the home before crews arrived and no injuries were reported.

The fire started in the front living room and resulted in extensive damage to the main floor and smoke throughout.

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“We were on scene for about three hours just making sure everything was taken care of,” O’Hara said.

He confirmed the cause was deemed an electrical issue.

Firefighters responded to a blaze to this house on 104th Street at the 1600 block. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

In a separate incident, in the early hours of Monday, April 12, crews responded to a fire at a boarded up house on 104th Street on the 1600 block.

O’Hara confirmed there were three different spots where the fire originated. He said the cause is believed to be arson at this time and is under investigation by the Office of the Fire Commissioner.

Firefighters spent about two hours quelling the blaze that resulted in extensive damage on the main floor.

O’Hara said some of the fires the crew have responded to so far this year have been accidental while a couple are believed at this time to be arson.

“We just ask people obviously spending more time at home to be diligent and make sure they are doing their part to make sure the houses are fire-safe as best they can, including having working smoke alarms and detectors,” he said.

O’Hara also reminds everyone there is a fire ban in place now in the city due to the ongoing dry weather.

“Please don’t burn without an approved pit,” he added. “They are allowed to use the pit as long as it’s not excessive winds and they are following the regulations around it. We are only wanting people to burn dry seasoned wood inside those pits. We are not burning yard waste or anything like that.”

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