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By Gord Wiebe Apr 22, 2021 10:59 AM The Saskatoon Fire Department has closed 16 suites at 1416 20th Street West because of unsafe and unsanitary living conditions. The notice took effect at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Fire Chief Morgan Hackl says, “Up until now, we have been able to remedy the life safety issues in the building.” But, he says, “Following repeated inspections, orders to remedy issues, and tickets, the conditions in a number of suites have degraded to such an extreme st...

Article content Citing dangerous and unsanitary living conditions, Saskatoon’s fire chief says more than a dozen suites inside a notorious Saskatoon apartment building are being closed and its occupants moved to safe accommodations. The fire department, as of Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., has “taken the necessary steps” to close 16 suites at the Prairie Heights building at 1416 20th Street West, Chief Morgan Hackl said on Thursday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing...

Article content Citing dangerous and unsanitary living conditions, Saskatoon’s fire chief says more than a dozen suites inside a notorious Saskatoon apartment building are being closed and its occupants moved to safe accommodations. The Saskatoon Fire Department, as of Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., has “taken the necessary steps” to close 16 suites at Prairie Heights apartment at 1416 20th Street West, fire Chief Morgan Hackl said. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing...

Saskatoon / 650 CKOM Apr 13, 2021 10:24 AM The Prairie Heights apartment building at 1417 20th Street West on June 29, 2018. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM) The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) is invoicing the condo board of Prairie Heights nearly $58,000 for repairs as well as being a drain on police and fire resources. In 2020, the fire department responded to the Prairie Heights condo tower 109 times for criminal activity and vandalism. This year, firefighters have been called 45 times. Ea...

Assistant fire chief Yvonne Raymer says tenants in the building face "serious concerns" such as "violence, drug trade and addictions that would lead to a…

Saskatoon / 650 CKOM Jan 18, 2021 3:20 PM Dr. Mark Wahba receives the Saskatoon Fire Department Award of Merit on January 18, 2021. (Saskatoon Fire Department/Facebook) Dr. Mark Wahba knew something wasn’t right when he had two patients seek help at Royal University Hospital last Thursday. The emergency medicine physician’s two patients were complaining of headaches, alerting him their dog was also sick. The pair lived in an apartment building and, after noticing the signs, Wahba acted quic...

Posted: Jan 18, 2021 3:40 PM CT | Last Updated: January 18 Dr. Mark Wahba said the carbon monoxide incident hit close to home as his son goes to school with someone in the building.(Sask. Medical Association) A Saskatoon emergency room physicians quick thinking may have saved lives last week after he alerted the fire department to a possible carbon monoxide leak at an east-side apartment. On Monday, Saskatoon fire Chief Morgan Hackl honoured Dr. Mark Wahba with an "award of merit." The carbon...

A carbon monoxide incident at a city apartment building last week has Saskatoon's fire chief taking a closer l...

Dr. Mark Wahba voiced concerns about potentially dangerous levels of carbon monoxide in a Saskatoon apartment building. As a result, dozens of people were evacuated, many of whom required medical care.

Amit Kotwani, along with his wife and six-year-old daughter, were among the dozens of people sent to hospital following a carbon monoxide (CO) leak at a Saskatoon apartment building Thursday night.