Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Rural Municipality of Kingsley’s workshop in Kipling Wednesday morning.

A passerby, en route to Regina to catch a plane, noticed the fire about 3:30 a.m. and called it in.

When firefighters arrived the building was fully involved. The fire had burned a hole in the east door and flames were showing through the roof. Efforts were concentrated on an adjacent storage facility which houses road maintenance equipment.
The workshop was used for equipment maintenance and repair and contained related tools and supplies such as oil, filters and spare parts. There was also an office area. The municipality’s administrative office is in a separate location, downtown.

Kingsley acquired the 1680 sq ft. building, at Railway St. and Third Ave., in about 1985. It formerly housed Co-op implements (CCIL).

The adjacent building, an unheated storage shed just metres away was virtually unscathed.

There were no injuries reported. Kipling RCMP attended the scene.