Vehicle fire in downtown Prince Albert. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

By paNOW Staff

Downtown Fire

Investigation underway after vehicle, garage catch on fire in P.A.

Aug 29, 2022 | 2:09 PM

A fire in downtown Prince Albert is being investigated by both the fire department and city police.

Emergency crews were called to a back alley between 11th St. E. and 12th St. E. Monday morning after a vehicle caught on fire.

Alex Paul, Prince Albert’s deputy fire chief, told paNOW the fire did spread to a nearby garage.

“When our crews arrived the vehicle was fully involved as well as a fair bit of fire on the exterior of the garage, so we quickly knocked down the garage fire and then extinguished the vehicle fire.”

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Paul added how it started is still unknown and police are helping out since there’s not a “cut and dry” cause. He wouldn’t use the word arson at this time.

No one was hurt in the blaze.

A woman who lives in the house with her young children, also told paNOW the car belongs to a friend and it had broken down. The woman also explained she had gone out for coffee and when she returned home, the car was engulfed in flames.

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Jaryn.Vecchio@pattisonmedia.com

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