At approximately 7:20 p.m. on July 26, members of the Saskatoon Police Service and Saskatoon FireÌýDepartment responded to several fires along the lower path of the riverbank, in the 700 block of 25th St. E.Ìý
Security staff from Royal University Hospital were the initial responders to that scene andÌýextinguished the fire.ÌýThe Saskatoon Police Service and Saskatoon Fire Department ensured the areaÌýwas safeÌýand that any further hot spots had been extinguished.
The fires were small but numerous and investigation shows thatÌýthe first one was started closer to the Broadway Bridge on the east side of the river.Ìý Small spots of fire sprung up,Ìýmoving north along the riverbank until the final scene near the top of the University Bridge.ÌýÌý
The fires are suspicious in nature.ÌýIt is believed that they started anywhere from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the evening of July 26.
Anyone with information on these incidents is asked to contact the Saskatoon Police Service at 306-975-8300 or Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-8477.
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