Inuvik Fire Chief Jim Sawkins is taking full responsibility for making the call to leave the scene of a fire when it was thought to be out, only to have it reignite in the hours that followed and go on to burn down the house.

The department responded to a fire at a home on Arctic St. at approximately 9:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21. Twenty-four firefighters attended the scene, where the interior structure of the house had been burning.

SA国际影视传媒淲e put the fire out and went through the building a minimum of two times with both our thermal-imaging cameras that detect hot spots in the building SA国际影视传媒� all areas were checked SA国际影视传媒� and we cleared the building with our gas detector as well, which is our standard protocol,SA国际影视传媒� said Sawkins.

However, the department was called out again to the scene the next morning, as the fire had reignited. The house was SA国际影视传媒減retty much destroyed,SA国际影视传媒� said Sawkins.

The initial fire was not suspicious, he added. At time of press, Sawkins was still investigating to see if his hypothesis on how it started was correct. The cause of the second fire was as of yet undetermined.

SA国际影视传媒淚SA国际影视传媒檒l tell you the truth, itSA国际影视传媒檚 frustrating and it was frustrating to our firefighters,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淵ouSA国际影视传媒檝e got to keep in mind that they train very hard to do their job, to serve the community and they are probably the best group of professionals ISA国际影视传媒檝e been associated with in my career.SA国际影视传媒�

Sawkins said heSA国际影视传媒檚 been fighting fires for 37 years.

SA国际影视传媒淚 would not have left that scene if there was any suspicion whatsoever that there would be a reignite,SA国际影视传媒� he said.

To that end, as of press time he was still trying to ascertain how the fire reignited.

SA国际影视传媒淚 just want to put a shout-out to the fire team that they worked tirelessly and professionally for a long period of time in sub-zero temperatures,SA国际影视传媒� said Sawkins.

SA国际影视传媒淭he training kicked in and they were an exceptional crew to work with. I think that needs to be highlighted. ThereSA国际影视传媒檚 some garbage going around on the internet right now thatSA国际影视传媒檚 really unfair to them. The reality is the decision to shut down the scene was the fire chiefSA国际影视传媒檚 and fire chiefSA国际影视传媒檚 only. That should not reflect on the quality of work and professionalism of my staff.SA国际影视传媒�

No one was hurt during the fires.