The City of Saskatoon says City engineers have assess the University Bridge where emergency crews responded to an encampment fire this morning, and report there was no structural damage to the bridge. The debris and garbage have been cleared from the scene.

The Saskatoon Fire Department were told of a fire at Spadina Crescent and 25th Street East around 9:15 this morning (Fri) and found smoke coming from an encampment under the bridge. One person was found unharmed, who was taken into police custody and firefighters doused the small fire.

On June 22, 2023 there was an encampment fire under the University Bridge which started from a mattress in the encampment on top of an archway under the bridge. In that fire the flames reached the underside of the bridge deck where old wooden forms used to repair the bridge in 1972 were exposed and started a fire in a designed utility cavity that proved difficult to reach.

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The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to an encampment fire this morning (Frid) underneath the University Bridge.  The call came in at 9:18 a.m. of a fire at Spadina Crescent and 25th Street East. Fire crews could see smoke coming from what the fire department describes as an active encampment underneath the University Bridge. They found one individual who was unharmed and taken into police custody. The firefighters put out the small fire.

The Fire Department is currently on scene with a rescue truck, high-angle rescue team, and City engineers. The scene is being assessed for safety before being handed over to the Fire Investigator for further examination.