Battery fire in Saskatoon cost $1.5M in damages

E-bike battery cause of $1.5M blaze at Saskatoon store

A faulty e-bike battery caused Friday night's blaze in Saskatoon's North Industrial area, a fire investigator has determined.

Battery fire in Saskatoon cost $1.5M in damages

Saturday fire at a business in Saskatoon started in the battery testing room and spread throughout the structure

Faulty e-bike battery source of $1.5 million damage at Saskatoon business

Saskatoon Fire Department said it found the blaze began on Friday in a battery testing room where the e-bike was located before spreading to the rest of Battery Boys/Bolt Mobile on Circle Drive.

Update: Structure Fire - 700 block of Circle Drive East

Update: Structure Fire - 700 block of Circle Drive East CyNicolGr Mon, 03/16/2026 - 14:06 A Saskatoon Fire Investigator has determined a fire in a commercial building Friday night was caused by a faulty e‑bike battery. The fire originated in a battery testing room before spreading throughout the structure. Damage is estimated at $1.5 million.The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) responded on March 13 to a call for a structure fire in a business on…