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Fire breaks out at Cambridge Bay youth centre

The fire alarm sounded at about 9 a.m. Monday morning in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, signaling a fire at the community's youth centre. 

Alarm sounded at 9 a.m. Monday morning

The fire alarm sounded at about 9 a.m. Monday morning in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, signaling a fire at the community's youth centre. (Jane George/CBC)

Firefighters in Cambridge Bay continue to fight a fire at the western Nunavut community's youth centre. 

The fire alarm first sounded at about 9 a.m. Monday morning. Two hours later firefighters were still on the scene. 

Cambridge Bay's chief administrative officer, Jim MacEachern, said it was too early to point to a cause of the fire.

The youth centre was housed in one of the oldest buildings in Cambridge Bay, which first housed the Ministry of Transport offices and residences in the 1950s.

Jim MacEachern is Cambridge Bay's chief administrative officer. (Jane George/CBC)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jane George is a reporter with CBC Quebec. She's also done work for CBC Nunavut. Prior to August 2021, George worked at Nunatsiaq News for more than 20 years, winning numerous community newspaper awards.