The Saskatoon Fire Department is estimating fire and water damage, at a condo complex in the 600 block of Saskatchewan Crescent West, at $500,000.

An alarm monitoring company alerted the fire department at 2:25 Thursday morning of a signal from a building on the block and when firefighters arrived, they could hear the sprinkler alarm ringing, as well smoke was visible, and water was flowing on the second floor. Fire crews located an extinguished fire in the ceiling space of a suite.

A fire investigator has determined the fire originated in the ceiling space of a suite. The cause of the blaze was accidental from work being performed in the ceiling space the day before. Smoldering insulation ignited the wood truss above the drywall and enough heat was generated to melt the sprinkler pipe which caused the water flow alarm to provide an audible alert within the building and send a signal to the alarm monitoring company.

No one was injured in the fire.