Firefighters attend the scene of a fire on Tundra Ridge Friday afternoon.
Michele LeTourneau/NNSL photo
A fire engulfs a home on Tundra Ridge in Iqaluit Friday afternoon. Firefighters, RCMP and other emergency personnel attend the scene. Michele LeTourneau/NNSL photo
Within two hours, a home on Tundra Ridge in Iqaluit burned down to its pilings Friday afternoon.
RCMP on the scene said no-one was injured.
Smoke billowed from the area beginning around 2:00 p.m., as sirens echoed in the capital. By 4:00 p.m., all that remained left were smouldering pilings.
Firefighters, RCMP and other emergency personnel attended the scene.
Firefighters, RCMP and other emergency personnel attend the scene. Michele LeTourneau/NNSL photoFirefighters attend the scene of a fire on Tundra Ridge Friday afternoon. Michele LeTourneau/NNSL photoSmoke billows from the Tundra Ridge area Friday afternoon. Michele LeTourneau/NNSL photo
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Smoke billows from the Tundra Ridge area Friday afternoon.
Michele LeTourneau/NNSL photoFirefighters, RCMP and other emergency personnel attend the scene.
Michele LeTourneau/NNSL photo
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