Overnight fire burns home on Yellowknife’s 47 Street

A home on a downtown Yellowknife residential street caught fire in the early hours of Sunday morning, nearby residents reported.

Images show multiple fire trucks and an ambulance at the scene on 47 Street, east of its intersection with Wıìlıìdeh Avenue. An upper level of the home appeared to be fully ablaze.

Two residents on the street estimated fire crews had been called to the area shortly before 3am.

The cause of the fire was not immediately apparent, nor whether anyone had been hurt.

The City of Yellowknife has been approached for more information.