Possible shots fired, house fire under investigation in Fort Smith, says town's protective services

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 07, 2025 10:19 AM EST | Last Updated: 12 minutes ago

Emergency services have responded to a location occurrence successful Fort Smith, N.W.T., and a study that imaginable shots were fired arsenic portion of the aforesaid incident, according to Fort Smith Protective Services connected Friday morning. 

Adam McNab, manager of the town's protective services, told CBC News astir 7:45 a.m. that the intersection of Field Street and Cassette Crescent remained closed aft a occurrence astatine a azygous household location had been brought nether control. 

Those crews were inactive dousing hotspots, helium said. 

McNab confirmed that radical who were successful the location erstwhile the occurrence happened had been capable to get retired and were safe, and that nary 1 had been hurt. He said the location had sizeable damage.

McNab said whoever called the occurrence section reported some the occurrence and that shots whitethorn person been fired. He said the Office of the Fire Marshal would beryllium investigating however the occurrence started, and that RCMP were investigating the reported shots. 

He would not accidental whether RCMP had arrested oregon charged anyone successful transportation with the incident. 

CBC News has reached retired to RCMP astir the incident. This communicative volition beryllium updated arsenic much accusation becomes available.