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Vehicle fire at Saskatoon airport sparks police investigation

Police are investigating after a pickup truck went up in flames in –28 degree weather at the Saskatoon Airport.

Saskatoon Fire Department didn't state cause for blaze

Alex Kozroski · CBC News ·
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The Saskatoon Fire Department reported there were no injuries sustained from the vehicle fire. (Trevor Bothorel/CBC)

Police are investigating after a pickup truck went up in flames in –28 degree weather at the Saskatoon Airport.

Windchill values made it feel like –33 when the Saskatoon Fire Department was called to the John G. Diefenbaker International Airport. Multiple people called in the blaze, including STARS personnel.

On arrival, firefighters found a light duty truck fully engulfed in the airport’s parking lot.

The department said in a release that bystanders attempted to put it out with portable fire extinguishers. 

When crews got there, they finished the job, extinguishing the truck and preventing the fire from spreading to vehicles next to it.

No civilians or firefighters were injured from the fire, but the incident has been handed to police for investigation.

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Alex Kozroski

Alex Kozroski is a reporter with CBC News in Regina. He has also worked as a reporter for Golden West Broadcasting in Swift Current, Sask. He can be reached at alex.kozroski@cbc.ca

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