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A fire at a warehouse on Smith St. covered the city in thick smoke as it burned the evening of Jun. 21.
Fire breaks out on Smith Street By Devin Wilger Staff Writer A warehouse on Smith Street was destroyed by fire on the evening of Jun. 21. A call came in to Yorkton Fire Protective Services at approximately 8:00 p.m., said Fire Chief Trevor Morrissey. The fire had started in the north end of the building. The fire was already fully involved in the interior at the building’s north end. “Because it was a warehouse, and a storage facility, it was fairly secure all around. It
wasn’t as easy as just popping through windows.� The department was unsure what was in the building, which was a big risk. A main hazard was a forklift with a propane tank, which did explode, Morrissey said. There were no injuries. The fire department’s main concern was preventing the fire from getting to the south end, where the gas line and power lines were located. They were able to control the fire while it was three quarters of the way through the building. “The roof did come in, and a gravel and asphalt
roof makes it difficult because it insulates everything on the inside, which makes it very difficult to get suppression water on the fire. The fire load on these kinds of buildings is typically high. There were a lot of hurdles to get around. We ended up attacking it from the air with the ladder truck, and from the exterior with what we call an indirect attack, to control it and keep it at bay.� A big public concern was the level of smoke coming out of the building. “We had a high pres-
sure system come in and really force the smoke down, and really smoke out the whole area, all the way to about third avenue, so we had to initiate a voluntary evacuation.� There was a reception centre at the Gallagher Centre for people in the
area who wanted to get out of the smoke. They were directed to the hospital if they had any medical issues arising from it. Fire crews worked through the night, and finished at about 6:30 a.m. on Jun. 22. The cause is currently unknown. The investiga-
tion is ongoing, but Morrissey said their main concern is safety, since the roof and doorways have been destroyed, making the building unstable. The warehouse was being used as a storage facility at the time. Continued on Page A2
Five and a half years in bulldozer case By Devin Wilger Staff Writer A man who drove a bulldozer into a house in the Calder area will be in prison for the next four years. Ronald Fatteicher, 60, pleaded guilty to attempted murder after driving a bulldozer into the home of his daughterin-law in July of 2017. His rampage destroyed the home, a trailer and an SUV. His daughter-in-law, along with a guest in the home, were able to escape unharmed before the bulldozer destroyed the home. Following the incident, Fatteicher took a truck from the property, and was chased by her husband. He hit the back of the truck causing Fatteicher to spin out, at which point he dragged Fatteicher out of the truck and had him held down by a relative as they waited for police to arrive on the scene.
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Fatteicher was bleeding at the time, though it was unclear when the injury occurred. Fatteicher received a sentence of five and a half years, with one and a half years credit for time served. He is also the subject of a mandatory DNA order as well as a weapons prohibition upon release. The incident was the end of an acrimonious divorce between Fatteicher and his ex-wife. At the conclusion of sentencing, Fatteicher accused his son and daughter-in-law of abusing him, blaming them for a shoulder injury. During sentencing, Judge Donna Taylor said it was clear that this family was in a very sad situation, but that Fatteicher’s actions were “dangerous to an incredible degree� and hopes that the sentence serves as a lesson that “this is not a way society allows people to behave.�
The fire was fully involved when Yorkton Fire Protective Services arrived at the building.
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