ESTEVAN — The Estevan Police Service and the Estevan Fire Rescue Service issued updates regarding the fire on Third Street Friday afternoon. The EPS said the fire has been extinguished and no injuries have been reported.
Investigators are treating the fire as suspicious and will be on scene until conclusion of the investigation.
Estevan Fire Chief Rick Davies said the crews were called out at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Friday.
"The Estevan Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported structure fire in the east end of the city. [We] responded and confirmed a working fire. Crews were able to quickly bring the fire under control and contain damages to the immediate structure," Davies said.
"The cause of the fire has been deemed suspicious, therefore being investigated by the Estevan Police Service. Crews were back in service in approximately two hours."
The public is being asked to avoid the area while emergency service personnel are on scene.
Further information will be released as it becomes available.
Original report:
The Estevan Fires Rescue Service crews, Estevan Police Service personnel, as well as the EMS were on location on Third Street around lunch hour Friday.
The 400-block of Third Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues was blocked with first responders working at the scene.
The fire department was called to a house fire first, and then the EPS was also called out.
As of 1 p.m., according to preliminary information, the fire was contained.
No further details are available at the moment.
Public is asked to avoid the area.
The Mercury will have the updates as they become available.
