SASKATOON The motel in Rosthern has burned down. Members of Rosthern Fire and Rescue were called to the scene around 2 a.m. Wednesday, according to a Facebook post by the fire department. Photos posted to the fire department’s Facebook page show the motel was engulfed in flames, leaving behind heavy damage. “When we arrived, the centre section was fully burning but within a few minutes, it was coming through the roof, all the way across. Then it spread from there,” said Fire Chief Darcy Hrycuik. He said the fire was brought under control in about two hours. The people who stayed at the motel will now have to find another place to live as the structure is no longer safe, according to Hrycuik.
A motel in Rostern went up in flames on April 14th, 2021. (Rosthern Fire and Rescue)
A mainstay in the town of Rosthern has been reduced to rubble after a devastating fire.
Just before 2 a.m. on Wednesday, flames and smoke were spotted coming from the Rosthern Hospitality Motel.
“The fire had grown to a fairly good size,” said Fire Chief Darcy Hrycuik. “The guys started to attack the fire and it spread fairly fast. It’s an older structure.”
It took the crew two hours to extinguish the blaze.
“Our deepest and most sincere sympathies from our Staff and Council go out to the Owners and Residents of the Rosthern Motel that was lost to fire last night. Thankfully, nobody was hurt and our thanks to Rosthern Fire and Rescue and the RCMP for their work,” said a statement on the town’s Facebook page.