The Swift Current Fire Department was called into action at 8:30 p.m. as alarms were ringing on the 300 block of 2nd Avenue Northwest.
Fire crews arrived to evacuation already underway but assisted two occupants from the building to safety.
Light smoke was seen coming from the building with the sprinkler system activated.
“They’ve been shown time and time again that they’re effective and they really help contain a fire until we get there,” Swift Current Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Dean Diguer said.
Structural and content damage was noted but Diguer chalked that up mostly to water damage, not the fire itself.
The cause of the fire is unknown and is under investigation.
