One person dead after early morning garage fire in Mayfair

One person is dead after a garage fire broke out in Saskatoon’s Mayfair neighbourhood early on Thursday morning.

According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, firefighters were called to the scene on Avenue G North at 2:17 a.m. where they found a detached garage in flames.

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“Crews entered the garage to complete a search of the structure and found a person inside,” the fire department explained in a statement.

Firefighters were called to the scene on Avenue G North just after 2 a.m. on Thursday. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)

“Unfortunately, this individual was pronounced deceased at the scene by SFD Primary Care Paramedics.”

The fire was extinguished and the scene was handed over to a fire investigator. The cause of the fire has not been determined, the fire department said, and damage to the garage was estimated at $60,000.

“The scene has been transferred to the Saskatoon Police Service to investigate the death,” the fire department noted.