Saskatoon police arrest a homeless person at the scene of an encampment fire [Video]

Saskatoon police arrested a homeless person at the scene of an encampment underneath the University Bridge on Friday morning.

The Saskatoon Fire Department says it received a call about the fire around 9:18 a.m. on Friday. When crews arrived at the base of the bridge at Spadina Crescent and 25th Street East, they saw smoke “coming from an active encampment underneath.”

Firefighters found a person at the scene who was taken into police custody, the fire department said, and the crew put out the small fire.

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Just after 11 a.m. the fire department was still on scene with a rescue truck, high-angle rescue team, and city engineers.

“The scene is being assessed for safety before being handed over to the fire investigator for further examination,” the fire department said in a news release Friday morning.

Drivers and pedestrians are …