A fire at a building on the corner of 1st Avenue West and 3rd Street West (adjacent to Nifty 50 Diner) kept firefighters busy through the night on Thursday May 8, and filled the downtown with thick smoke. The building was already engulfed when fire crews arrived around 5 p.m. and was still flaring up the next morning. The blaze was contained but the building could not be saved. Meadow Lake RCMP blocked part of the street off for much of the night. The cause of the fire is under investigation. See more photos of the fire in the Pictures in Progress section.
