The Saskatoon Fire Department received a call of a large grass/brush fire near the intersection of Highway 14 west and Range Road 3074 on Saturday afternoon.
Firefighters could see heavy smoke as they left city limits, as the fire was being steered by wind gusts of nearly 50 km/h.
Get daily National news
Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
One engine, brush and tanker truck responded to the area in addition to crews from the communities of Asquith and Delisle.
- Saskatoon construction snarls commutes for USask students, hospital staff
- Carney says economic activity already spurring from investment summit
- Carney, Macron to meet as talks of stronger Canada-EU relationship ramp up
- Celine Dion returns to the stage after 6 years at Paris residency: ‘I missed this’
Crews prevented the fire from entering any of the nearby farm yards.
The cause of the fire is not yet known.
There has been no estimated value in damages at this point.
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.