Saskatoon firefighters respond to a blaze at an apartment building on 20th Street West on Sept. 11, 2020. (Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted)
Arson charge in Pleasant Hill apartment building fire
By CKOM NewsSep 18, 2020 | 2:15 PM
Saskatoon police arrested a 39-year-old man Thursday in connection to a fire last Friday at an apartment building on the 2000 block of 20th Street West.
Emergency crews responded to an apartment building fire on Sept. 11, 2020 (Fire Chief Morgan Hackl/Twitter)
Police charged him with arson-disregard for human life and breach of a release order.
Firefighters responded to the blaze around 9 p.m. Sept. 11 following several 911 calls.
They rescued one person from a third-floor suite and two people in a below-grade unit.
The extensive damage forced officials to close the building. Only firefighters are allowed inside to retrieve personal items for displaced residents.
The Red Cross assisted six people from four of the apartments 11 occupied suites.