Neighbour alerts man to mobile home fire in Saskatoon

A Saskatoon man has his neighbour to thank for helping him escape a house fire in the Forest Grove neighbourhood Sunday night.

Fire crews were called to Grant Street around 8 p.m. about a person inside the burning mobile home.

The man managed to escape the blaze uninjured.

According to a release from the fire department, he was asleep at the time, but awoken by a neighbour banging on the door.

Damage is estimated at $80,000. An investigator has determined the cause of the fire was unattended cooking.

The fire department reminds people to ensure they have a working smoke detector in their homes.