Firefighters put out shack fire near Yellowknife's Pilot's Monument
A person who lives in the area said the burned structure was a dilapidated shack. Though it was once occupied, it's believed no one had been living in it for some time.
Firefighters were hosing down the smoldering remains and checking for hot spots by 8 a.m., preventing the blaze from spreading to trees in the area.
Pilot's Monument, the highest point in the city's Old Town, overlooks Great Slave Lake. It's a popular site for tourists and also a residential area.
The fire comes at a time of heightened wildfire danger in other areas of the territory. Gusting winds, low humidity and high temperatures prompted Fort Smith and Hay River to impose fire bans. In the Yellowknife area, though, fire danger was listed as low on Thursday.
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