Experts unable to determine cause of fire that destroyed North Battleford motel
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Investigators with the North Battleford Fire Department and the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency were unable to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed the Best Canadian Motor Inn on Monday night.
Investigators with the North Battleford Fire Department and the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency were unable to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed the Best Canadian Motor Inn on Monday night.
In a statement on Wednesday, the City of North Battleford says the team conducted “an exhaustive search of the property” in its investigation.
The fire broke out just before 10 p.m. on Monday at the motel, located on the Highway 16 bypass on the outskirts of the city. Flames had spread to a key piece of electrical infrastructure as the structure burned, taking out the power to the city for several hours.
While investigators fell short of finding the cause, on Wednesday the city offered more details about how the event unfolded.
“The fire … had engulfed three of the motel rooms prior to the arrival of the North Battleford Fire Department.”
Firefighters from North Battleford and the Battleford RCMP then quickly moved to evacuate the motel rooms.
