1980 Saskatoon Queen's Hotel fire

1980 Saskatoon Queen's Hotel fire
DateMay 31, 1980 (1980-05-31)
VenueQueen's Hotel
LocationSaskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Coordinates52°7′32.39″N 106°40′0.43″W / 52.1256639°N 106.6667861°W / 52.1256639; -106.6667861
TypeFire
Deaths2 firefighters

The Saskatoon Queen's Hotel fire was a structure fire that occurred on May 31, 1980, in the basement of the Queen's Hotel, 1st Avenue South, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. For the first time in Saskatoon's history, two firefighters were killed while attempting to extinguish the flames; Victor James Budz[1] and Dennis Aron Guenter.[2] In 2016, a memorial plaque was unveiled at the site of the fire, now the Scotiabank Theatre.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Victor James Budz". Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  2. ^ "Dennis Aron Guenter". Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  3. ^ Shield, David (2016-06-01). "Saskatoon firefighters march to commemorate fatal Queen's Hotel blaze". CBC News. Retrieved 2016-06-01.


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