1 person injured in Iqaluit shack fire

Victim was pulled out of shack by someone passing by, says fire chief

Image | Iqaluit shack fire

Caption: One person was injured in a shack fire in Iqaluit on Friday night. (Travis Burke/CBC)

One person was injured in a shack fire in Iqaluit on Friday night.
Iqaluit's fire chief, Luc Grandmaison, says the fire started at about 8 p.m., and was put out by the fire department.
Grandmaison says the victim was pulled out of the shack by someone passing by.
There's no word on the condition of the victim.
Nunavut RCMP are investigating the cause of the fire.

Image | Iqaluit shack fire

Caption: Nunavut RCMP are investigating the cause of the fire. (Travis Burke/CBC)