A fire took place along an access road between Yellowknife’s Anderson Thomson Tower and 51 Street in the early hours of Sunday.
Peter Adourian, a lawyer who has represented some people at encampments in Yellowknife, was able to see the fire from his home.
He described it as an encampment fire. Multiple residents contacting Cabin Radio said they had heard a loud explosion in the area shortly before 3am, followed by smoke.
“The humanitarian crisis in our streets continues,” Adourian said in an early Sunday email reporting the fire.
He said police and fire crews had left the scene by 3:25am.
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The City of Yellowknife and RCMP have been approached for more information.
