PA firefighters found an encampment inside the bridge column in October. More recently, they responded to a mattress fire in the same area. (submitted photo)
Mattress fire
Mattresses lit on fire under bridge
Nov 24, 2025 | 10:57 AM
Prince Albert firefighters were once again called to a fire under the Diefenbaker bridge.
PA Fire said that they were called out at 6 p.m. on November 22 to the south of of the bridge.
When they got there, they found someone had burned mattresses in the service vault, causing heavy smoke.
The department said that the area is being used by homeless people as a shelter location, opening the locked access and digging under a fence as well.


