At approximately 7:20 p.m. on July 26, members of the Saskatoon Police Service and Saskatoon Fire听Department responded to several fires along the lower path of the riverbank, in the 700 block of 25th St. E.听
Security staff from Royal University Hospital were the initial responders to that scene and听extinguished the fire.听The Saskatoon Police Service and Saskatoon Fire Department ensured the area听was safe听and that any further hot spots had been extinguished.
The fires were small but numerous and investigation shows that听the first one was started closer to the Broadway Bridge on the east side of the river.听 Small spots of fire sprung up,听moving north along the riverbank until the final scene near the top of the University Bridge.听听
The fires are suspicious in nature.听It is believed that they started anywhere from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the evening of July 26.
Anyone with information on these incidents is asked to contact the Saskatoon Police Service at 306-975-8300 or Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-8477.
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