North Battleford Fire Department are reporting they responded to a structure fire Friday, Dec. 18, on the 1400 block of 101st Street in the city.
The call came just before 10 p.m. that night. On arrival, fire personnel found 鈥渟igns of a working structure fire and heavy black smoke exiting the building through the roof,鈥 according to the news release from the fire department.
They report that the first crew made a successful initial interior attack and contained the fire to the upper floor. They report that due to many voids in the roof area of the home, extensive work was needed to fully extinguish the fire.
All occupants were accounted for upon arrival by the fire department; the fire is believed to have been human-caused.