Saskatoon man jumps from third-floor balcony to escape fire

An early morning fire in the Meadow Green area sent one man to hospital on Saturday.

Saskatoon firefighters responded to an apartment building on the 500 block of Avenue X south at 2:23 a.m.

When they arrived balconies on the third and fourth floors were fully engulfed in flames and sending heavy smoke out over the neighbourhood.

A witness told crews that a man had jumped from a third-floor balcony to escape the flames before firefighters arrived. He was immediately transported to hospital.

After one hour of work, crews got the blaze under control and were able to search the remaining apartment suites and attic areas.

A fire investigator is working to determine the cause of the fire and how much damage it caused.