Fire in Naujaat, Nunavut, Burns Materials Intended for Public Housing

Fire in Naujaat, Nunavut, burns materials intended for public housing

A fire near the hamlet’s waterfront broke out Wednesday night. The Nunavut Housing Corporation said the fire damaged construction materials intended for an eight-unit public housing project.

Naujaat fire damages materials for 8-unit housing project

A fire in Naujaat destroyed one-third of the construction materials intended for an eight-unit public housing project Wednesday night. A resident watches as plumes of black smoke rise from a fire at an NCC Development construction site in Naujaat on Wednesday. (Photo by Clifford Kringuk) The fire started around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at the construction site, the community’s senior administrative officer Chantal Pelletier said in an interview Frida…