VIDEO: Saskatoon fire destroys four homes, no injuries reported

A major fire in Saskatoon completely destroyed at least four homes on Friday.

The blaze, which was reported shortly after noon on Geary Crescent in the city’s Hampton Village neighbourhood quickly spread to several homes and garages, sending a thick, black plume of smoke into the sky, which was visible from across the city.

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The City of Saskatoon said no injuries were reported, and all occupants were safely evacuated. A total of 32 firefighters were sent to the scene, the city said, along with two aerial units, four engines, a rescue unit and a battalion chief.

In an update issued shortly before 2 p.m., the city said firefighters “have taken defensive position to prevent further spread.”

Lenore Moen said she witnessed the fire after spotting the “crazy black smoke” while she was driving into the Dundonald area on Friday.

Saskatoon firefighters on Geary Crescent battling a house fire on May 29, 2026. (Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)

Moen said there was initially one home burning, but the flames quickly spread. She said she saw at least four homes on fire at the scene.

“The smoke is so black that you can’t really see much.”

Moen said there were “a ton” of firefighters on the scene doing everything they could to battle the blaze, “but it’s not slowing it down.”

She said the fire department has asked the public to stay well back from the scene, where quite a few people had gathered.

The blaze on completely destroyed several homes in Saskatoon’s Hampton Village neighbourhood on May 29, 2026. (Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)

“Everybody’s, of course, just devastated and hoping that there’s nobody hurt by this,” Moen said.

650 CKOM reporter Marija Robinson said firefighters seemed to be getting the situation under control by around 1 p.m.

“The black smoke seems to have finally died down. It’s no longer billowing up into the air, and there’s very few flames that I can still see, but now we’re really starting to see the extent of the damage,” Robinson said.

“Four homes are completely destroyed. There’s people here who are crying because they’re seeing what’s happened to their homes.”

Videos from the scene showed black smoke coming from the charred and blackened skeleton of a house on the street, as firefighters sprayed water on the wreckage.

“We’re getting a clearer picture of how awful it is,” Robinson added.

One of the homes destroyed in the fire belonged to Mohit Nayyer.

He said he was at work when he found out about the fire.

“I got a notification that two guys were coming and knocking on the door and I just wanted to see, and at that time it was like a little smoke so I thought, maybe you know, there is like a tiny fire, but then within minutes it was like black smoke coming out,” he said.

Nayyer said he quickly jumped in his vehicle to come home, only to find fire and dark black smoke rising from his street.

“I saw really thick smoke as I was driving towards home,” he said. “I could see, like, a really big cloud of smoke, you know, all black, and then as I got closer, I saw four houses all on fire.”

Firefighters spray water on burning homes on Geary Crescent in Saskatoon on May 29, 2026. (Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)

Nayyer said he was more concerned about his neighbour than about his own home.

“She works nights, and so she sleeps during the day, and they have a dog, but yeah, it looks like they are all outside,” he said.

While his home may be unrecognizable from when he left for work this morning, he said it could always be worse.

“It’s really hard to see your house, where you live, you know, where your family lives and everything, you know, everything’s gone. Yeah, it’s sad to see, and you know, I’m still processing everything, but at least you know everybody is OK, like nobody is in there in the fire right now,” said Nayyer.

Deputy Chief Sean Thody speaks to the media on Geary Crescent. (Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)

Deputy fire chief gives update on fires

Deputy fire chief Sean Thody addressed members of the media at 3 p.m. on Friday after several hours of firefighting efforts on Geary Cres.

It took less than six minutes for firefighters to receive the call and arrive on scene at the fire on Friday afternoon.

“This is a devastating loss for these families,” the deputy chief said, confirming that three houses were totally lost in the afternoon blaze.

“Our hearts go out to the families that have lost the properties and their homes and belongings, contents that are in those houses.”

Two other homes have suffered extreme heat and damage, Thody said, explaining homes and vehicles around and across the street suffered residual heat damage, as well.

“The siding is melted on some of the houses, just from the radiant heat and the impact of the amount of heat and flame that was coming off the initial fire,” Thody explained.

When crews arrived on scene, they immediately called a second alarm, the deputy chief explained, recognizing “the card were somewhat stacked against us” with the perfect fire conditions in place – temperatures over 30 C, wind speeds higher than 30 km/h and humidity hovering around the 30 C mark.

A photo of the damage on Geary Crescent caused by a major house fire, leaving three homes totalled and others damaged on May 29, 2026. (Saskatoon Fire Department/Supplied)

“It’s a breeding ground for fire,” Thody said, “and when it gets started, it makes it very complicated to get under control.”

The second alarm brought four fire engines on scene, two aerial units, a rescue unit, a battalion chief unit, a deputy chief unit and a car from staff development in charge of safety for all at the scene.

Thody confirmed everyone made it out of the homes safely and there were no injuries due to the fire, for civilians or firefighters.

He commended his crews for the work they put in throughout the afternoon.

“We’re not in a worse situation than we are now, even though it is pretty devastating with the loss that we have.”

The high heat, at one point, prompted a fire to also start in a home across the street from the initial blaze.

“It jumped the street,” Thody said. “We got that knocked down right away.”

Remnants of homes on Geary Crescent on May 29, 2026. (Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)

As of 3 p.m., the deputy chief said crews had stopped the fire and gotten the flames under control. Crew members were beginning the process of decontamination, removing toxins from themselves and reducing contamination for staff.

“The heat and weather takes a toll on our firefighters, working this heat with the amount of gear that they’re wearing,” Thody said, adding that getting crews hydrated and rehabilitated after their efforts today is of importance, to have firefighters ready to respond to the next call.

–with files from 650 CKOM’s Sheena Roszell, Marija Robinson and Scott Roblin