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Cause of Torquay fire unknown, fire department says
A fire destroyed a grain elevator in Torquay early Wednesday morning. According to fire chief Monica Kovach, the blaze started shortly after midnight. "We're not sure what started everything. We just ...
Nov 05, 2020 Fire crews continue to work into the morning to suppress the fire started at the Torquay elevator. (Photo courtesy of Nadja Fisher.)
Fundraising underway after fire at school playground; two youths charged with arson
Kids at Dr. L.M. Hanna Elementary School in Regina will have to have recess without a jungle gym for the time being after a late-night fire. Regina Fire and Protective Services said it got a call Mond...
Nov 03, 2020 A fire that badly damaged the playground at Dr. L.M. Hanna Elementary School caught on video. (Playground replacement at Dr. Hanna elementary/GoFundMe)
Mystery 'twister' cloud caused by burning, meteorologist says
A rotating cloud column rising into the sky near Hirsch was caused by a similar process that produces "dust devils" in the summer. Joel Fortin shot video of the mystery cloud, set against a mostly cle...
Oct 20, 2020 A column of cloud near Hirsch, Sask. captured on video by Joel Fortin.
Man killed in Radisson house fire
A man is dead after a house fire in Radisson. Shortly before 6 a.m. Saturday, police were called to the scene of a burning home in the town. There, they found firefighters from Radisson, Borden and Ma...
Oct 18, 2020
Fire prevention week focuses on kitchen safety
Fire prevention week kicked off on Sunday in Regina. This year's theme, Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen, encourages safe kitchen practices. Cooking has been the leading cause of fires in Regina fo...
Oct 05, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Broadview-area family loses pets, home in fire
Tragedy struck for one farming family last week. The Rienks family, who live near Broadview, were on a trip to Estevan on Sept. 20. When they returned home, their house had been destroyed by a fire. A...
Sep 28, 2020 A photograph of the Rienks family, who lost their Broadview-area home to a fire on Sept. 20. (Alexis Koch/GoFundMe)
SHA provides additional details on JPCH emergency room fire
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is sharing more details on the explosion caused by smoking Sunday at the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital (JPCH). Just after 2 a.m., the Saskatoon Fire De...
Sep 14, 2020
Big damage, one hospitalization after Moose Jaw fire
Fire and police services attended to an apartment building in the 400 block of Athabasca Street East at 1:20 Sunday morning for a report of a fire. The fire started on the stove and was not deemed sus...
Sep 14, 2020 (File photo/Discover Moose Jaw)
Small explosion, fire at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital after smoking patient incident
A man at the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital suffered severe burns after attempting to smoke while receiving oxygen. The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to an emergency room fire inside the...
Sep 13, 2020
Saskatchewan farming family has close call in combine fire
It was a scary day for one Saskatchewan farming family Tuesday. The LeBlancs farm near Estevan. While in the midst of harvest, one of their five combines caught fire. Jason LeBlanc's 13-year-old daugh...
Sep 02, 2020 A combine on fire on the LeBlanc family farm near Estevan on Sept. 1, 2020. (Jason LeBlanc/Submitted)
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