Second ammonia leak keeps Weyburn rinks closed until after Christmas
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City was on schedule to reopen on Dec. 13, and now has to remove the ice again.
The Saskatoon Fire Department was called to a blaze in the City Park neighbourhood during the rush hour commute Thursday.
Crews were called to the fire at Backside Board Shop Ltd. at 4:42 p.m Friday.
FIRE: corner of 33rd St and 3rd Ave, building with Backside Boardshop. 3rd Ave NB down to 1 lane causing major gridlock, people detouring to Idylwyld, but that's now lined up at 33rd. Difficult to get out of downtown North bound #yxe pic.twitter.com/MMFhMJz3U3
— CKOM Traffic (@ckomtraffic) October 24, 2019
Three fire engines, one ladder truck and one rescue unit were sent to extinguish the blaze.
When crews arrived, smoke could be seen exiting the roof of the building. A ladder was quickly connected to the roof so the smoke could be investigated further.
The public is asked to stay away from the area of 3rd Avenue North and 33rd Street East due to the presence of emergency vehicles and personnel.