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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.
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Sewage, human waste, cockroaches, no water: Saskatoon Fire Department closes 16 suites at Prairie Heights building Back to video
A visit to the building on Tuesday included a suite-by-suite inspection. It found a list of hazards: unsafe and unsanitary conditions, no water to some suites, damaged fire separations, sewer waste back up, stolen copper pipes in some suites, unauthorized entry where suites are to be vacant, food and human waste, cockroaches, damaged suite doors, smoke alarms missing, damaged cooking facilities such as missing oven doors, and ovens being used as a heating source, the fire department stated in a news release issued Thursday.