A blaze that broke out inside an abandoned downtown building Tuesday night is being investigated by the territory's fire marshal.
After noticing flames inside the vacant 5117 51 Street building SA国际影视传媒� formerly home to Diamond Cabs SA国际影视传媒� a witness reported the blaze to Yellowknife Fire Division (YKFD) around 10:30 p.m., stated a news release from the city Thursday.
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A fire was observed in the building's front room. The rear door was found to be open. Firefighters removed the windows to quell the blaze.
Red tape cordons off the an abandoned building, located on 51 Street, that caught ablaze Tuesday night. The fire, the second in an abandoned structure since June, prompted a SA国际影视传媒渇ull group alert.SA国际影视传媒�
No one was inside the building and there were no reports of injuries.
and MED were also on site to assist with traffic control.
The fire marks the second blaze at an abandoned city building in as many months.
In June, a longstanding structure SA国际影视传媒� one of the first houses in Yellowknife's downtown SA国际影视传媒� was gutted after a roaring fire ripped through the building in the middle of the night.
The fire was deemed suspicious and the fire marshal continues to investigate its cause.
