Prince Rupert Fire/Rescue work overnight fire in city's Yellowhead Centre area

Smoke continues to waft over the east side of the city and  crews from Prince Rupert Fire/Rescue are still on the scene of a commercial/industrial fire on Saskatoon Avenue, that after an early morning call for response from the Yellowhead Centre location of Love Marine Electric.

The fire call came in during the early morning hours of Monday morning, with crews responding just after 330 AM to the fully involved fire on Saskatoon, the situation made further challenging by strong winds in excess of 40 kilometres which accompanied the current pacific front over the city.

Prince Rupert Fire/Rescue members work from above the
Love Electric Fire

A large volume of Emergency responders were on scene this morning
in the Yellowhead Centre area of the city

A lane from Silversides to Saskatoon is blocked off 
as Firefighters work the fire at Love Electric

The Prince Rupert Fire Crews attacked the fire from two locations, the street level at Saskatoon and above from an area adjacent to Rainbow Chrysler Dodge. Fire Crews were able to contain the fire to just the immediate Love electric structure.

The impact of the fire, mainly in the way of smoke and the smell of a range of materials is also being felt by nearby residential residents, both at the Oasis condo and apartment buildings, as well as single family homes in the Silversides area of the city.

Firefighters were still pouring water onto the scene as of 8 AM, once extinguished, an investigation will then get underway to determine the cause of the overnight fire.

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