Saanich firefighters respond to early morning fire at homeless encampment

Firefighters responded to a blaze at a known homeless encampment this morning.

The Saanich Fire Department said they received a report of a structure fire at 3:50 am.

The fire was adjacent to the Patricia Bay Highway, first arriving crews observed large flames from the camp.

The department reported that, luckily, there were no injuries.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.