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Car fire extinguished outside Niven Lake apartments

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The Yellowknife fire division was called Thursday morning to put out a vehicle fire in the parking lot of the Niven Lake Apartments.

The Yellowknife fire division responded to the call to put out the vehicle fire Thursday morning. Natalie Pressman/NNSL photo

A black pickup truck burst into flames shortly before 10 a.m. The fire was under control shortly thereafter.

The vehicle was isolated and there appeared to be no damage to its surroundings.

The territorial fire marshal was not able to be reached for comment on the cause of the fire.

Geoff Furniss, a Yellowknifer who lives up the road from the apartment building, said he recalled a similar vehicle fire in the same parking lot last winter.

The story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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The Yellowknife fire division was called shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday morning to put out a vehicle fire on Niven Road. Natalie Pressman/NNSL photo.
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A black pickup truck erupted in flames Thursday morning in the Niven Lake apartment building parking lot. Natalie Pressman/NNSL Photo/