The City of Yellowknife said firefighters responded to a fire at an encampment near the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre on Thursday – the second encampment fire in two weeks.
On August 8, a fire had been reported at the encampment on 49 Street just before 9:45am.
The August 20 fire, reported just before 11:30pm, only affected one tent, the city said, and the August 8 fire involved “the contents of an encampment.”
No injuries were reported in either fire.
The city said the cause of the fire on August 20 is undetermined.
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The fire on August 8 was being investigated by the Yellowknife Fire Department, the city said in a statement to Cabin Radio on August 10. Whether that investigation has reached a conclusion isn’t yet clear. The city has been approached for information.
